ADDISON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elara Caring, one of the nation’s leading providers of home health care services, today announced that industry veteran Bruce Jarvie has been named Chief Executive Officer (CFO), effective immediately. In this position, Jarvie will be accountable for all financial functions including reporting and controls, budgeting and forecasting. As a member of the executive team, he will help the company execute a strategy that drives growth and creates a shared service organization across its footprint. Jarvie will report to CEO Scott Powers.
Jarvie previously served as CFO at EmblemHealth, a company with over 3 million members. He also held a divisional CFO position at Optum (part of UnitedHealth Group), and served in senior finance roles at BAE Systems, Inc. and UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines.
“Bruce brings nearly 30 years of financial leadership experience and expertise from multiple industries to Elara Caring,” said Elara Caring Chief Executive Officer Scott Powers. “His background handling complex financial systems is a perfect fit for us as we continue to grow our business. We look forward to Bruce joining the team, and helping us achieve our financial and business objectives.”
“It is an honor to join an incredible team and a company that is thoroughly dedicated to providing the best, compassionate care to its patients,” said Jarvie. “I am excited to work with Scott and the executive team, and I look forward to building upon the company’s successes and expanding our reach into more homes by providing optimal care.”
Jarvie holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, and a graduate degree from Purdue University.
About Elara Caring
Elara Caring (www.elara.com) is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and South. Elara brings together three award-winning organizations — Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Services — into one transformational company, which provides the highest-quality comprehensive care continuum of personal care, skilled home health, hospice care and behavioral health. The company, comprised of 35,000 caregivers serving over 60,000 patients and their families daily, in 225 locations across 16 states, is focused on providing patients with the “right care, at the right time, in the right place.”
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