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History

1983    WILLCARE is established as a Licensed Home Care Agency in North Collins, NY. 

1985    The Brason Family purchases WILLCARE. WILLCARE establishes a full-service Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) and supplemental staffing Agency in Cleveland, OH.
 
1986    WILLCARE opens a branch in Jamestown, NY.
 
1996    WILLCARE acquires SPS Home Care in Buffalo, NY.        
 
1998    WILLCARE acquires Litson Health Care of Monroe in New York’s Hudson Valley Region. The company also opens a Licensed Home Care Branch in Olean, NY, acquires the Certified Division of SPS Home Care in Buffalo, and starts its certified operations in New York State.
 
1999    WILLCARE expands operations in the Hudson Valley with the acquisition of Litson Certified Care, Competent Care and America Care. The company moves its corporate headquarters to the historic VARS/GOW Building in downtown Buffalo.
 
2000    The Hudson Valley expansion is complete with the acquisition of the Kingston, NY, branch of US Home Care.
 
2001    WILLCARE receives CHAP accreditation. 
 
2002    WILLCARE expands in Western New York’s Chautauqua County with the acquisition of Gentiva Health Service’s Jamestown Certified Branch.
 
2006    WILLCARE expands into Western New York’s Genesee County, opening a recruitment/training site in Batavia, NY.
 
2009    WILLCARE expands in Allegany County with the acquisition of the Allegany Department of Health Certified Home Health Agency and Long Term Home Health Program. WILLCARE expands its operations to the state of Connecticut with the acquisition of Patient’s Choice Homecare. The four-branch acquisition includes operations in Wethersfield, Waterbury, New Haven and Trumbull.