On June 4, 2010 Seacrest Village forwarded nominations to the Health Care Association of
New Jersey for Resident of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Nurse of the Year and Certified Nursing Assistant of the Year for 2010.

It has been a great honor to nominate the following: Michael Dych as our Resident of the Year, who has resided at Seacrest Village since August of 2007. Mike is very involved in helping make the lives of all of our residents a little bit brighter, from selling Philly soft pretzels and bagels every Friday for Resident Council, to heading up the weekly karaoke, and baking pizza as a resident activity. Mike’s involvement is what makes Seacrest Village a special place!

Shirley Phelps has been a volunteer at Seacrest Village for over ten years. She is the kind of volunteer health care facilities always welcome with open arms. Shirley is caring, dedicated and a terrific sense of humor.

Our nomination for Nurse of the Year goes to Lisa Rivera. Lisa has been a valued nurse on our advanced dementia unit, Hearts in the Past, for 11 years. Her nursing skills, as well as her kindness and compassion, play an important role in the quality of life for our residents.

Last, but certainly not least, we have nominated Valerie Nemeth as our Certified Nursing Assistant of the Year. Val has been employed at Seacrest Village since October of 2004. She is always seen going above and beyond, whether bringing in coffee for her coworkers on her days off, or picking up something in her spare time that a resident may need.

Each individual really has a love for what they do, and it has been a pleasure to nominate each one in their respective categories. The HCANJ will post their results in October, 2010. We would like to wish all our nominees good luck!

Sincerely,

T. Brian Holloway, Jr.
Administrator