𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯 𝗞𝗛𝗖𝗔/𝗞𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 “Marie Hrabe has been an incredible and loyal volunteer at Wellsville Health & Rehab for more than 17 years! She has ALWAYS been willing to do

🎉🎉🎉𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐰𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋!🎉🎉🎉 For 24 years, Linda has provided steadfast leadership, vision, and dedication to our mission and to the long-term care profession across

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Troy LaFrance has served as the Maintenance Director at Americare North Point for

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “1983 was a famous year for the release of Microsoft Word, the Internet’s birthday, and Mary Acker joining

𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐲𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐍𝐀 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Our nominee has spent over 60 years in service to others. Now 85 years old, she became a CNA in her 20s and has worked at our

𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 It is with great enthusiasm that we nominate Lora Koch for the 2025 Support Staff

𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Megan brings unmatched dedication, enthusiasm, and creativity to her role in activities,

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐍𝐅 𝐋𝐓𝐂 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐒𝐃 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Kari is truly the most amazing Social Services Director, and her impact on the facility is immeasurable. Her

Don’t miss October’s session of our Survey Smart: LTC Deficiency Trends & Solutions webinar series! Safeguard resident rights by reviewing F550 regulations, common compliance challenges, and strategies for ensuring residents can fully exercise their rights. Learn more and

𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “It is with great pride that I nominate Eric Burton for the Charge Nurse Award. Eric has been a dedicated LPN at Medicalodges Goddard for 19

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𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐍𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Kim Nguyen exemplifies what it means to be a compassionate, dedicated, and skilled Assisted Living nurse. Since joining Derby

𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Samantha has been an integral part of Medicalodges Goddard for the past 22 years, dedicating her career to

𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “Kendell Coles exemplifies what it means to be an extraordinary Assistant Director of Nursing. Her journey from

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐇𝐂𝐀/𝐊𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 “For the past 14 years this outstanding administrator has faithfully served the same facility. She began her career with a

Don’t miss the October session of our Reducing Litigation Risk for SNF & AL webinar series! New and seasoned leaders will gain insight into industry risks and potential mitigation strategies with skills developed in identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities related to

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