Robert Barnes
About Robert Barnes
Robert Barnes serves as the President of Community Living Services at BrightSpring Health Services, where he manages StepStone Family and Youth Services, providing various support services. He has over 20 years of experience in health care operations and has led significant accreditation efforts across multiple states.
Work at BrightSpring Health Services
Robert Barnes serves as the President of Community Living Services at BrightSpring Health Services, a position he has held since 2018. In this role, he manages StepStone Family and Youth Services, which offers a range of support services including foster care, training for foster parents, respite care, and counseling. His leadership focuses on ensuring high-quality care standards and operational efficiency within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Robert Barnes possesses over 20 years of experience in health care operations. His extensive background includes roles as Chief Operating Officer at Affinity Health Services and operational leadership at Guardian Elder Care. His expertise encompasses various aspects of health care management, with a strong emphasis on maintaining quality standards and achieving accreditation.
Background
Before joining BrightSpring Health Services, Robert Barnes held significant positions in various health care organizations. He worked as Senior Vice President of Operations at Trilogy Health Services, LLC from 2016 to 2018, and served as Chief Operating Officer at Affinity Health Services from 2015 to 2016. His earlier experience includes eight years as Senior Vice President of Operations at Guardian Healthcare, where he operated across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Achievements
During his tenure, Robert Barnes led the accreditation of over 800 service sites across six operations in five states from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). He also oversaw the achievement of a three-year national accreditation from the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) for ResCare Community Living’s behavioral therapy supports in 2022. Additionally, he is responsible for maintaining a 99.99% incident-free rate over more than 100 million care hours per year at ResCare Community Living.