History/Timeline

• 1978 – HCR Home Care is established in Rochester, NY and employs 3 people
• 1979 – HCR introduces Shared Aide concept
• 1982 – HCR installs our first computers
• 1984 – HCR employs over 100 people
• 1987 – HCR is #1 in Monroe County, New York, by Health System Agency Rating
• 1988 – HCR becomes a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA)
• 1996 – HCR’s first full-scale computer network is installed
• 1997 – HCR named “Employer of the Year” by Private Industry Council of Rochester (NY)
• 1999 – HCR included in Democrat and Chronicle’s “Rochester’s Best Place to Work” list
• 2002 – Health Grades names HCR the Top Quality Provider in Monroe County (NY) with a five star rating
• 2003 – Migration to MISYS/AllScripts software completed
• 2005 – Total Knee Replacement protocol study completed; HCR and MVP partner in promoting new protocol to area orthopedists
• 2006 – HCR becomes an employee-owned company
• 2006 – The Rochester Business Alliance awards HCR the 2006 Ethics Award for large businesses
• 2008 – HCR receives the IPRO Quality Award for the 2nd consecutive year
• 2008 – HCR awarded the Leininger Breakthrough Honorable Mention Award by the Transcultural Nursing Society
• 2009 – Nursing Outlook Magazine published the peer-reviewed results of HCR’s first Transcultural care initiative, Project Exito!
• 2010 – HCR, now with over 900 employees, officially begins operations in Genesee, Schoharie, and Orleans Counties
• 2011 – HCR named Top 100 agency by HomeCare Elite
• 2011 – HCR begins serving patients in Cortland, Delaware, and Madison Counties
• 2012 – HCR begins serving patients in Clinton County
• 2013 – HCR begins serving patients in Otsego and Washington Counties
• 2014 – HCR begins serving patients in Cayuga, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, and Warren Counties
• 2015 – HCR begins serving patients in Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne Counties