Congratulations to ACHCA's 2018 Award Winners!

Plan now to attend the ACHCA 52nd Annual Convocation & Exposition being held April 21-24, 2018 in Orlando, FL to view the 2018 award winners receive peer recognition. Awards will be presented during the Awards Luncheon Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida.

ACHCA Individual Awards

New Nursing Home Administrator Award — Ashley Douglas
ACHCA Distinguished Service Award — Molly Savard, CNHA, FACHCA
ACHCA Outstanding Member Award — Phil DuBois, CNHA, FACHCA
Distinguished Assisted Living Administrator Award — Robert Armstrong, CNHA, FACHCA
Distinguished Nursing Home Administrator Award — Brenda Lewis, FACHCA
AIT Preceptor Award — Daniel Suer, FACHCA
Public Service Award — Michelle Schneider
Education Award — Maureen McCarthy
Journalism Award — Ruth Tappen

ACHCA Partner Awards

Champion Award — Georgia Health Care Association
Business Partner Award — Grandview Pharmacy

ACHCA Chapter/District Achievement Award Recipients

Florida ACHCA; Project/Initiative: To re-energize and increase the presence and role of the Florida Chapter of ACHCA and grow its membership and relationship to present and future ACHCA members in the State of Florida.
New York ACHCA; Project/Initiative: Sister Joan Cassidy Ethnic Diversity Fund (recognition of fundraising activities)
Georgia ACHCA; Project/Initiative: Recognition of collaborative partnership with Georgia Health Care Association to host several educational and leadership development series that support ACHCA’s mission of being a catalyst for excellence in leadership development in long-term care.

ACHCA Scholarship Recipients

George & Leah Hollander Memorial Scholarship

Bethany Camputaro
Chelsea Conner
Maryam Kazempour
Kathryn "Katie" Lasewicz

Young Administrator Scholarship

Ranyouri Senia
Tara Wild

W. Phillip McConnell Student Scholarships

Madeline Magee, Cincinnati, Ohio
Makinna Patrick, West Chester, Ohio

Student Poster Exposition Recipients

Nathaniel Berg, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Dilli Gautam, Eastern Washington University

Chandler Hulke, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Dylan Jester, University of South Florida

Joseph June, University of South Florida

Lindsey LeClair, George Washington University

Guillermo Mendez, Eastern Washington University

Katelyn Mrozek, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Jessica Ochoa, Eastern Washington University

Kelsea Parker, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Erin Rafferty, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Jacob Rathke, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Alondra Saavedra, Towson University

Andy Siegel, George Washington University

Michelle Yuth, Towson University

Eli Pick Facility Leadership Awards

Each year, ACHCA recognizes the leaders of top-performing SNF’s across the country through its Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award, sponsored by ABILITY Network. MDS quality indicators (QMs), occupancy, and three years of survey data are used to identify top-performers. Eligibility letters were mailed to the post-acute care administrators of 1,717 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) on January 22, 2018. Click here to view the 2018 list of recognized facilities.