UMH's Values in Action Award

Our Values in Action Award is presented to a staff member who exemplifies the following criteria:

Respect

We hold each individual in high esteem and treat all with dignity and respect.

Spirituality

We view each individual as a whole person and administer to spiritual concerns as well as physical needs.

Excellence

We improve quality by empowering our associates to continually improve our outcomes of service. We encourage innovation by seeking, listening and responding to new ideas.

Collaboration

We collaborate with staff, medical practitioners and community members in order to incorporate the creativity of all.

Stewardship

We are responsible for preserving all that has come to us from those who have come before us and we are responsible to those who will come after us.

Bishop Wicke Award Winner:

Kevin DiMauro

Kevin was the perfect candidate for this award because he is constantly inspiring those around him to work to their full potential. Whenever Kevin is working he never stops, he does his job to the fullest and is constantly helping everyone who needs it...

Foxbridge Award Winner:

Rosa Houston

Rosa is continually working hard to make sure that the needs of each person who comes to her are met. She is always friendly, helpful and has a sincere desire to produce positive results in all the tasks she is given. Also, Rosa enjoys spending time with our residents.

Middlewoods of Newington Award Winner:

Floretta Tinsley

Floretta is a good and honest employee. She has the ability to recognize every resident as a person who is different from others. She has a big heart and is very passionate about her job. She's is constantly helping out with new employees and never turns someone away who needs help.

Crosby Commons Award Winner:

Nellie Nicholas

In her role as a certified nursing assistant she has consistently provided kind and gentle care to residents through the years, Her empathy and understanding of the physical and emotional ups and downs of the residents have made her well-loved by those she cares for.

Middlewoods of Farmington Award Winner:

Amin Algahmie

Amin exemplifies the core values that UMH upholds. His position here as a chef is not one in which he is in the limelight, but his presence is known by his quiet, serene, gentle, affirming ways. He does his work with a sense of joy, preparing each meal using the...

Summerfield Award Winner:

Corrine Williams

She understands UMH's residents and has great respect for their condition. She understands that they want a "normal" life and she spends a lot of her personal time to make that happen. She has taken residents to football games, basketball games, to the speedway for the Indy car time-trials.

UMH Award Winner:

Mary Ann Bradshaw

Mary Ann plays a vital role in all of the above and more. As the newest member of the Development and Public Relations team four years ago, she took the responsibility for the Speaker's Bureau, coordinating presentations by our speakers to Methodist women's groups...

Wesley Heights Award Winner:

James Sherwood

Jim is a caring individual who consistently goes above and beyond. He speaks gently to the residents and generally cares about what they have to say. An example of his caring nature is one night Jim received a call of an agitated male resident. As the nursing staff exhausted their efforts...