Sharon Roth Maguire, Geriatrics Expert
Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC, is the chief clinical quality officer at home care and medical staffing company BrightStar Care.
Roth Maguire oversees the BrightStar Care clinical-quality platform including operationalizing the client care experience, designing clinical operational systems for domestic and international BrightStar Care locations, and managing clinical policies and procedures. Additionally, she leads Joint Commission accreditation and related processes, clinical program development, and plays a significant role in BrightStar Senior Living, BrightStar’s first residential product line focused on assisted living and memory care.
Before coming to BrightStar, Roth Maguire served as Senior Vice President of Health and Ancillary Services at Horizon Bay Retirement Living in Tampa, a senior housing company with over 90 properties in 20 states. In this role, Maguire was responsible for the oversight and execution of strategic company objectives within healthcare and memory care product lines including Medicare home health and private duty home care. Prior to Horizon Bay, Roth Maguire was the Vice President of Clinical Services for Brookdale Senior Living. A publicly traded for-profit senior care and housing company, Brookdale is the nation’s largest provider of senior care with over 1000 properties in 42 states.
In addition to Maguire’s extensive healthcare background, she has served on numerous boards and associations in the industry, including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Assisted Living Federation of America and was the President of the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners. She has been published in various professional and industry journals and authored chapters in well-respected textbooks. She speaks at the national level on a variety of topics relevant to senior care including dementia, falls, therapeutic environments, person-centered care, and healthcare informatics. Roth Maguire has taught in both graduate and undergraduate nursing programs, most recently in the role of clinical assistant professor at Marquette University.