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For Immediate Release

Aging Services of Washington Announces Award Recipients at Annual Conference

Community members, employees, volunteers and residents are presented with awards at the 60th Annual Conference at Suncadia in Cle Elm, WA on June 15. DUPONT, WA Aging Services of Washingtons Awards and Recognition Program is all about people who make a difference every day in the lives of those they serve. Its about people who put quality first, deliver excellence, and inspire others to do the same. The Aging Services Awards Program 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 a 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. Here are the 2010-2011 award winners. Chair Award: Lynette Ladenburg, COO, Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community; Della Lium, Resident, Exeter House, Seattle, WA; Patrick ONeill, President, CEO, Riverview Retirement Community, Spokane, WA; Chad Solvie, CEO, Martha & Mary Health Services, Poulsbo, WA; Jay Woolford, Executive Director, Senior Housing Assistant Group(SHAG), Seattle, WA Advocacy: The Hearthstone, Seattle, WA Compassionate Heart: Cindy Diller, Wellness Director, Stafford Suites-Kent Community Service: Mariko Mano, Volunteer, Nikkei Concerns, Seattle, WA Dr. Herbert Shore Outstanding Mentor: Bill Brueggemann, President, Board of Trustees, Martha & Mary Health Services Excellence in Leadership: Laura Hofmann, Nursing Services Director, Warm Beach Senior Community, Stanwood, WA Excellence in Research & Education: Robert Ayala, EVS Manager, Horizon House Excellence in the Workplace: Leadership Development, Horizon House Leading Edge Care & Services: Resident Life Services, Caroline Kline Galland Home, Seattle, WA

Best Performance in Group Retrospective Program: Gardens at Juanita Bay, Assisted Living, Kirkland, WA; Kawabe Memorial House, Housing, Seattle, WA; Stafford Healthcare, Nursing, Des Moines, WA; Horizon House, CCRC

Aging Services of Washington advocates for its members in the advancement of innovation, quality and social responsibility in aging services. In return, many of our members become heavily involved in our mission. The importance of recognizing them is inevitable; they do amazing work to advance excellence and innovation in the field of aging services. ###