URBANDALE, IOWA (May 1, 2026) – Blue Stone Therapy is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fifth year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Blue Stone Therapy. This year, Blue Stone Therapy ranked 14 points higher than the average U.S. company. See more about the results on their profile here.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.
"Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition based on employees' real-time feedback about their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Blue Stone Therapy stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees."
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“Being named a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years is incredibly meaningful because it reflects the voices of our team. This recognition belongs to the people who show up every day with compassion, energy, and a commitment to building something better together,” says Doug Johnson, CEO of Blue Stone therapy. “Blue Stone wasn’t built to be just a therapy provider, we’re a therapy partner. This recognition reflects the way our teams support one another, grow together, and create an environment where people truly feel they belong.”
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified Great Workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work. They are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
About Blue Stone Therapy
Since 2009, Blue Stone Therapy has been a leading provider of contract rehabilitation services, partnering with skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior care communities to deliver physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Guided by its mission of Building Strength to Enhance Lives, the organization is committed to improving patient outcomes while supporting the success of its partners. With a people-first culture rooted in collaboration and clinical excellence, Blue Stone Therapy delivers customized, high-quality care as a seamless extension of the teams it serves. Headquartered in the suburbs of Des Moines, Blue Stone continues to grow as a trusted provider and employer of choice.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
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