LeadingAge Washington’s 2019 Awards and Recognition Program is all about people who make a difference every day in the lives of those they serve. It‘s all about people who put quality first, deliver excellence, and inspire others to do the same.
The LeadingAge Awards Program, Awards of Excellence recognizes those individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution in the fields of aging, health care, housing, and community-based services. It is our way of saying thank you, to those who do more than what is merely expected of them, who do the right things for the right reasons. Thank you to our long standing program sponsor, USI. 2019 Awards Criteria
Our Awards of Excellence winners were recognized during our 2019 Annual Conference & EXPO at Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine WA, June 11th Awards Brochure View below!
Dave Foltz, Executive Director, Fred Lind Manor, Seattle
AgeUP Program
Nancy Weinbeck, CEO Bayview, Seattle
Terry Robertson, CEO
Josephine Caring Community, Stanwood
2019 EXCELLENCE IN CAREGIVING AWARD(s)
Shallum Legaspi, RN
Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle
Jon Eldridge, Dining Room Assistant Manager
2019 LEADING-EDGE CARE & SERVICES AWARD
Wesley U, Resident Engagement, Wesley Des Moines
2018 Awards of Excellence Recognition Brochure
2017 Awards of Excellence Recognition Brochure
2016 Awards of Excellence Recognition Brochure
2015 Awards of Excellence Recognition Brochure
Complimentary Webinar! ALTSA Incident Investigations: Individual vs. Facility Practice “Understanding the Roles of APS and RCS” Presenting for APS: Dave Beacham, Program Manager, Adult Protective Services Carol Sloan, Program Manager, Adult Protective Services Presenting for RCS: Bett Schlemmer, Field Operations Office Chief, Residential Care Services Amy Abbott, Office Chief for Policy, Training, and QA, Residential… Read More
Are you READY? Strategies for a Successful Transition to PDPM Effective October 1, 2019, CMS will be replacing the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Resource Utilization Group (RUG) payment system with a new model for Medicare Part A payment. This new payment methodology is called the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). PDPM will have its opportunities,… Read More
WSAAP Reach for the Stars Conference Join the journey where we reach above and beyond our normal-selves and become a collaboration of enlightened professionals. Find out what the newest technology is that helps with programming events and activities for seniors. Participate in a round-table discussion with hot topics that surround our industry. Find out how… Read More
Residential Care Services and stakeholders, including LeadingAge Washington, WHCA, SEIU and the State Ombuds office, continued earlier conversations regarding the department’s legislative proposal to continue the 24/7 RN Staffing exception process. By way of background, in 2016 when the minimum staffing level mandate in RCW 74.42.360 went into effect, it was stipulated that after June… Read More
The Staff Competency Toolkit from LeadingAge National is available to help with your training needs for RoP Phase 3. Your training plan needs to be based on your facility wide assessment, surveyors will be looking at your competency training as of November 28th, 2019. This is not the start date for your training plan, it… Read More
Olympia – According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), between three and five percent of the population struggles with hoarding, a mental disorder characterized by an individual’s inability to discard personal possessions. The large amount of possessions fills a home and prevents the normal use of the space. Excessive accumulation of material in homes… Read More
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