A quiet 10th anniversary.As you read this year's OPTIMA Award winner, "Butterflies are Free Butterflies Are Free is a play by Leonard Gershe. Loosely based on the life of attorney Harold Krents, the plot revolves around a Manhattan blind man whose controlling mother disapproves of his relationship with a free-spirited hippie. : One Nursing Home's End-of-Life Program" from Life Care Center of Sarasota (p. 20), you will be viewing a milestone. It represents the 10th anniversary of our annual OPTIMA Award competition. Usually a 10th anniversary sparks a bit of a hubbub. It is a sign of an idea (or a marriage) that seems to be working and is well positioned for the future. In our own quiet way--more often than not we let the magazine speak for itself--we feel the same way about the OPTIMA Award. We've been proud to open this door to national recognition for hard-working facilities that seldom get recognized or, for that matter, thanked in any public sort of way. And for me, personally, my trip to the winning facility to confer the award upon a beaming staff, often with local dignitaries in attendance, has always been among the highlights of my year. I never cease to be amazed at the initiative that many of our entrants show in putting together new programs and then taking the time to write them up and document their progress. As everyone knows, time and resources aren't exactly in plentiful supply in this field. (And for those who would knock the profit motive in long-term care, for-profits have made sufficient investment to dominate the winning entries for the past several years.) Because several of the entries have been well worthy of publication, we've published runners-up from time to time and will do so again. For instance, look for articles in future issues on a program incorporating Snoezelen techniques for Alzheimer's patients from Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation/Brevard in Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a city in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania CountyGR6. , and a program that went the extra mile in creating affordable assisted living submitted by The Rose of Ames Senior Assisted Living Community in Ames, Iowa. Note, too, that the "stranglehold" that New York City-area facilities have had on success in this competition over the past several years seems to be on hold, at least for now! As always, we owe a great debt of gratitude to the long-term care experts who take a significant chunk of their time during the latter half of June to review and judge all the entries. Although the entries vary widely in length and depth, this is a major commitment for the judges and, in the end, a labor of love. The judges obviously deeply enjoy their field and often report themselves fascinated by the review process. This year we extend thanks to: Daniel W. Farley, PhD, CNHA CNHA Canyonlands Natural History Association (Moab, Utah) CNHA Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement CNHA Canadian Network for Health in the Arts CNHA China National Hardware Association CNHA Certified Nursing Home Administrator President/CEO Glen Wood Park Retirement Village Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. It is the county seat of Mercer CountyGR6. John R. Pratt Director Long-Term Care Management Institute at Saint Joseph's College of Maine This article is about the college in Maine. For other colleges of Saint Joseph, see Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private, Catholic liberal arts college that grants bachelor's degrees in a traditional on-campus setting, as Standish, Maine Robert Greenwood, MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. Vice-President of Public Affairs National PACE Association Alexandria, Virginia Rena R. Shephard, MHA MHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. , RN, FACDONA President RRS RRS - An early definition of Scheme. Revised in R2RS. ["The Revised Report on Scheme", G.L. Steele et al, AI Memo 452, MIT, Jan 1978]. Healthcare Consulting Services San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. William L. Keane, MS, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration Director of Special Programs Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Evanston, Illinois And thanks again to Glen Duncan, Manager of the OPTIMA Awards. Please look for our initial announcement of the 2006 OPTIMA Award competition in our February issue, as we start our second decade of honoring deserving long-term care organizations. Meanwhile, I'm on my way to a good time in Sarasota. To send your comments on this editorial to the author and editors, e-mail peck0905@nursinghomesmagazine.com. BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |
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