The Ohio Health Care Association and Ohio Centers for Assisted Living are please to call for nominations for our most prestigious annual honor—our Awards for Personal Excellence and our Adult and Teen Volunteer of the Year.

Our Awards for Personal Excellence were created to recognize exceptional men and women who have demonstrated outstanding quality, commitment and leadership to the profession of long-term care. Our Adult and Teen Volunteer of the Year Award is bestowed on two special people who give of their time and talents to make life more fulfilling for our long-term care residents.

Personal Excellence Awards are given to long-term care employees who have demonstrated superiority in their daily performance. Eight total winners will be honored during our 2008 Convention, two from each of the following four categories:

• Management/Administration—Includes Dept. Heads, Human Resources, Admissions, Accounting/Business Office.

• Licensed Patient Care Staff—Includes Nurses, Therapists, Social Workers, Dieticians.

• Non-licensed Patient Care Staff--Includes Nursing Assistants, Therapy Assistants, Activities.

• Non-licensed Support Staff—Includes Housekeeping, Dietary Aides, Maintenance, Laundry.

This year we are pleased to announce that McKesson, a leader in medical-surgical supply services and inventory management, has teamed up with OHCA to make the 2008 Personal Excellence Awards Program and Adult & Teen Volunteer of the Year Awards Program an even better, more prominent event.

Award winners will receive:

• Complimentary registration to the 2008 OHCA/OCAL Annual Convention & Exposition.

• Special recognition during the 2008 Convention Awards Luncheon.

• Recognition event at their facility to be enjoyed by all family and friends.

• State and regional PR to media outlets and members of the Ohio General Assembly.

Please take this opportunity to nominate that special staff member or volunteer from your facility. All nominations will be recognized and winners will have the privilege of receiving that special thank you that many of our dedicated professionals so richly deserve.

Click below for the 2008 Personal Excellence Awards Program and Adult & Teen Volunteer of the Year Awards appropriate nomination form. And remember, all nominations are due by Friday, February 22, 2008.

Nomination for Management & Administration

Nomination for Licensed Patient Care Staff

Nomination for Non-licensed Patient Care Staff

Nomination for Non-licensed Support Staff

Nomination for Adult or Teen Volunteer of the Year