About Havencrest Network

Built from the clinical reality of long-term care.

A healthcare workforce solutions firm dedicated to New York’s geriatric care ecosystem, founded by a nurse with 14+ years of practice.

Clifford Michel, founder of Havencrest Network
Clifford Michel, LPNFounder & CEO
Founder

A nurse who has worked the floors you are hiring for.

Clifford Michel, LPN, founded Havencrest Network after seeing how leadership gaps, burnout, turnover, and misalignment affect both workforce stability and resident care.

Havencrest Network exists to help facilities make stronger leadership decisions before instability becomes a larger operational problem.

  • 14+ years of New York nursing practice
  • Skilled nursing
  • Rehabilitation
  • Assisted living
  • High-acuity care

Mission

Connect New York long-term care organizations with clinically aligned leaders, so continuity of care holds when leadership changes.

Vision

A geriatric care workforce led by people who stay, grow, and steady the teams around them.

Values

How we work.

Six commitments that shape every conversation with a facility or a candidate.

Resident-centered care

Every search starts with what residents need from the people leading their care.

Integrity

We tell clients and candidates the truth about the role, the building, and the fit.

Reliability

We do what we say, when we say it, and keep both sides informed.

Compassion

Long-term care is hard work. Clinicians and leaders are treated with dignity at every step.

Accountability

We own our process, our communication, and our follow-through.

Transparency

Clear expectations on both sides, with no surprises after the offer.

Built by a clinician. Focused on one outcome: workforce stability that protects residents.

Credentials

Licensed, registered, and Direct Hire by design.

  • Licensed employment agencyNew York State Department of Labor.
  • Registered, TA1735Listed on the New York State Department of Health registry of Temporary Health Care Services Agencies, August 2026 through July 2027.
  • Direct Hire placementsThe candidate becomes an employee of the hiring organization.
  • Structured recruiting operationsCandidate relationships, communications, and search stages are managed in Crelate.
Work with us

Let’s talk about your next leader.

Confidential, clinician-led, and Direct Hire.