HealthStream has acquired MissionCare Collective, adding what the company described as the largest caregiver network in the United States and expanding its workforce ecosystem to support better demand for non-medical caregivers, home health aides, and certified nurse assistants. The transaction brings myCNAjobs.com into HealthStream’s platform and establishes a third “Career Network” alongside the company’s existing networks for nurses and students.
MissionCare Collective’s flagship product, myCNAjobs.com, is positioned as a multi-faceted job site and career community that connects caregivers and CNAs with job placement and job-related programs. HealthStream said more than 5.2 million people are currently part of the myCNAjobs caregiver career community, representing a wide range of roles across healthcare, and that MissionCare’s solutions have cumulatively served more than 8,000 healthcare providers in one or more ways.
Beyond recruiting and job matching, MissionCare also provides training and professional development opportunities and operates CoachUp Care, a subscription-based platform focused on employee engagement, retention, and workforce analytics. HealthStream said the combined set of tools will support caregivers working across multiple care settings, including home environments, long-term care organizations, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and hospice organizations. The company said members of the new Career Network will be offered ongoing professional development and access to services through HealthStream’s interoperable hStream platform, which connects to its enterprise application suites.
HealthStream framed the acquisition as timely, given the accelerating demand for home-based care and the staffing pressure facing providers. The company cited demographic projections that Americans aged 65 or older will represent 20.6% of the U.S. population in 2030, up from 16.8% in 2020. It said that nearly 90% of older adults intend to stay in their homes as long as possible, according to an MIT AgeLab study referenced in the announcement. HealthStream also cited an estimated 18,000 home care organizations in a fragmented market and noted that providers surveyed identified staffing as the single greatest challenge in the home-based care space in 2025.
Financial terms were disclosed. HealthStream acquired the outstanding equity of MissionCare Collective for a purchase price of up to $40 million, consisting of a closing cash payment of $26 million subject to customary adjustments, about $4 million in HealthStream common stock issued at closing through a private placement, and up to $10 million in cash earnout payments based on performance targets over the next three years.
HealthStream, which trades on Nasdaq under HSTM, describes itself as a healthcare technology platform company focused on workforce solutions and said the acquisition extends its reach to a rapidly growing segment of healthcare labor while creating synergies for providers, caregivers, and payors.
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“We built MissionCare Collective to help change the culture of care,” said Brandi Kurtyka, Co-Founder and CEO of MissionCare Collective. “By joining HealthStream, we can extend that vision to reach more caregivers, clinicians, and healthcare organizations—helping the industry to recruit, engage, and retain their workforce while advancing our shared commitment to improve the quality of healthcare by investing in the people who deliver it.”
Brandi Kurtyka, Co-Founder And CEO Of MissionCare Collective
“We are delighted to welcome MissionCare Collective’s clients, partners, employees, and the millions of caregivers they are dedicated to serving to HealthStream,” said Robert A. Frist, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, HealthStream. “I believe MissionCare’s smart, technologically-savvy approach to addressing the urgent need for caregiver workforce solutions, coupled with their passionate commitment to excellence, is unmatched and unprecedented. Alongside the widespread adoption of HealthStream’s hStream platform where millions of healthcare professionals are served every day, the addition of MissionCare Collective extends our reach to the rapidly growing caregiver workforce, creating synergies and adding value for everyone involved.”
Robert A. Frist, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, HealthStream
