Listen to this articleBayada Home Health Care has named a new CEO, the first non-family member to lead the organization.
Bryony Winn will join the nonprofit March 2, 2026, as chief executive officer. At that time, CEO David Baiada will end his eight-year run in the post. He will then join the board of directors and serve as senior advisory to Winn.
Bayada announced the transition Nov. 21.
Celebrating 50 years of care in 2025, Bayada Home Health Care is the largest independent, nonprofit home health care provider in the U.S. The organization boasts more than 370 locations here as well as in India, Ireland, New Zealand and South Korea.
It offers personalized nursing and also rehabilitative, therapeutic, hospice and personal care services.
In a statement, Winn called the appointment “the opportunity of a lifetime.”
She previously served as president of Carelon Health, a division of Elevance Health. In that role, Winn led 8,500 associates serving nearly 100 million Americans in all 50 states. Her work focused on advancing a whole health approach with a great adoption of value-based care, Bayada said.
Before Carelon, Winn held leadership roles at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina as well as McKinsey & Co. She earned distinction as a 2024 Modern Healthcare “Top Women Leaders in Healthcare.”
The right person for the job
“When we began the search for our next CEO, we wanted a leader who would help shape the next 100 years of BAYADA – someone who truly gets what makes BAYADA special, with a passion for making the health system work better and a track record of doing so.
“Bryony is that leader.”
Teresa Carroll served as chair of the Bayada Board Succession Committee. She said they received strong interest from a significant contingency of quality candidates.
“Bryony believes that health is deeply personal, and that caring for others – often when they need it most – is a privilege. That is the essence of BAYADA, why it is an honor to serve as CEO.
“Simply put, it’s the best job in health care and she’s the right person for it.”
