2000 Best Practices and Awards
2000 Excellence in Activities
Middlewoods of Farmington

2002 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2002 Best Practices Award-Residential Services
Crosby Commons

2002 Staff Recruitment and Retention
Crosby Commons

2002 Honorable Mentions
Middlewoods of Farmington

2003 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2003 Staff Recruitment and Retention
Crosby Commons

2004 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2004 Humanitarian Award
Dorothy Giannini-Meyers, Tower One/Tower East

2004 Young Leader of the Year
Kathy Braga, Middlewoods of Newington

2004 Best Practices Award-Residential Services
Middlewoods of Farmington

2004 Staff Recruitment and Retention
Crosby Commons

2005 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2005 Best Practices Award-Residential Services
Crosby Commons

2005 Excellence in Marketing
Middlewoods of Farmington

2006 Best Practices and Annual Awards

2007 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2007 Best Practices Award-Resident Care
Crosby Commons

2007 Best Practices – Resident Care
Crosby Commons

2007 Best Practices – Residential Services
Crosby Commons

2007 Young Leader of the Year
Mike Lamere, Middlewoods of Farmington

2007 Humanitarian of the Year
Heidi Gil, Wesley Heights

2008 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2008 Best Practices Award-Resident Care
Middlewoods of Farmington

2008 Best Practices Award-Staff Recruitment and Retention
Hoffman SummerWood Community

2008 Best Practices Award-Marketing
The Greens at Cannondale

2008 Best Practices Award-Managed Residential Services
The Greens at Cannondale
Middlewoods of Farmington

2008 Humanitarian Award
Nancy Bryant, Middlewoods of Newington

2008 Media Award
Lois Alcosser, The Greens at Cannondale

2008 Distinguished Service Award
Chanté Drasdis, The Arbors at Hop Brook

2008 Board Chair's Award
Isabella Firth, Lifespan Network

2008 Legislator of the Year Award
The Honorable Jonathan Harris, Connecticut State Senator

2008 Humanitarian of the Year
Nancy Bryant, Middlewoods of Newington

2009 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2009 Humanitarian Award
Marjorie Walker, Middlewoods of Newington

2009 Young Leader of the Year Award
Trician Salmon, River Ridge at Avon

2009 Distinguished Service Award
Tim Maher, River Ridge at Avon

2009 Board Chair's Award
Dorothy Giannini-Meyers, Tower One/Tower East

2009 Legislator of the Year Award
The Honorable Jonathan Harris, Connecticut State Senator

2009 Best Practices Award-Resident Care
Crosby Commons

2009 Best Practices Award-Managed Residential Services
Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull

2009 Best Practices Award-Managed Residential Services
Crosby Commons

2009 Best Practices Award-Staff Recruitment and Retention
Mulberry Gardens

2009 Outstanding Resident Service Awards
Elissa Evanauska, Village at Mariner’s Point
Carmelita Evans, Maple Woods at Hamden
Stacy Burnham, River Ridge at Hamden
Loretta Ward, Middlewoods of Newington
Linda LaBarge, Luther Ridge
Diane Denis, Emeritus of Woodbridge
Diane Gauthier, Peregrine’s Landing
Kerry Cardinal, Ridgefield Crossings
John Paradise, Spring Meadows
Valerie Bartos, Hoffman SummerWood

2009 Honorable Mentions
Jay Bourret, Hoffman SummerWood
David Schiller, Crosby Commons
Diane Kirkegard, The Gardens
Larry Murphy, Laurel Estates
Marie Morris, Hebrew Health Care

2010 Outstanding Resident Service Awards
Omar Robinson, River Ridge at Avon
Chris Sonsini, Crosby Commons
Debra Stenhouse, Middlewoods of Farmington
Diane Manzi, The Gardens
Trish Agosto, Cedar Mountain Commons
Jennifer Doty, Mulberry Gardens
Peter McNeil, The Village at Mariner’s Point
Lisa Kelley, The Village at Brookfield Common
Carolyn Monachelli, Crosby Commons
Gladis Piser, Ridgefield Crossings

2010 Honorable Mentions
Kristen Ayer, Crosby Commons
Bridget Camp, The Village at South Farms
David Colon, The Village at Mariner’s Point
Cindy Harter, Arbor Rose at Jerome Home
Remy Hosp, Ridgefield Crossings
Debbie Molinaro, Ridgefield Crossings
Yves Henri Paul, The Arbors at Hop Brook
Donna Ray, Mystic River Homes Congregate
Richard Reilly, Atria Stratford
Stacey Tomko, Middlebrook Farms

2010 Best Practices and Annual Awards
2010 Humanitarian Award
Linda Midwinter, RN, Middlewoods of Newington

2010 Distinguished Service Award
Jon Paul Venoit, Masonicare at Ashlar Village

2010 Board Chair’s Award
Marylyn Kusek, RN, Atria Darien

2010 Young Leader of the Year Award
Julia Fanning, Middlewoods of Newington

2010 Young Leader of the Year Award
Marissa Salvesen, Middlewoods of Newington

2010 Best Practices Award-Resident Care
Crosby Commons

2010 Best Practices Award-Managed Residential Services
Middlewoods of Newington

2010 Best Practices Award-Marketing
Hoffman SummerWood Community

2010 Best Practices Award-Staff Recruitment & Retention
Crosby Commons

2011 Outstanding Resident Service Awards
Tor Alston, Wait Staff, Middlewoods of Newington
Stella Best, Housekeeper, Hoffman SummerWoood
Sheila Bjornberg, Resident Care Assistant, Masonicare at Ashlar Village Pond Ridge and The Hearth
Lee Brittain, LPN, The Village at Mariners Point
Karen Dean, Resident Service Coordinator, Immanuel House
Robert Ehrhardt, Maintenance Supervisor, The Gardens
Heriberto Martinez, Chef, The Retreat
Sheila McLaughlin, Nurse, The Village at Kensington Place
Victor Murillo, Plant Operations Director, The Village at Brookfield Common
Anne Muzyk, Security/CNA, Middlewoods of Farmington

2011 Honorable Mentions
Lydia Bonilla, CAN, Arbor Rose
Leonora Cajigas-Rodriguez, Activities Director, Mulberry Gardens of Southington
Diane Chapman, Lead CAN, Essex Meadows
Joan Cosenza, Coachman Square at Woodbridge
Irena Dabrowski, CAN, Arbor Rose
Sue D’Handapani, Resident Care Assistant, Masonicare at Ashlar Village in Pond Ridge
Bruce Ducharme ,Van Driver, Village at Buckland Court
Debra Ann Gay, LPN-Night Shift Charge Nurse, The Village at Waveny Care Center
Barbara Gwiazada, Housekeeper, Masonicare Pond Ridge & The Hearth
James Knight, Lead Cook, Sunrise of Stamford
Jerry Kolbin, Harbor Assistant, Maplewoods at Hamden
Deborah Kosko, Housekeeper, Arbor Rose
Yolanda Licopantis, Concierge, Sunrise of Stamford

Sherry Marsh, RN, Assisted Living Designee, Duncaster Assisted Living
Terry Moffet, Housekeeper, Crosby Commons
Mary Natteal, Senior Lead Care Manager, Sunrise Senior Living of Stamford
Gregory Payne, Community Coordinator, The Retreat
Marialee Santana, Lead Aide, The Village at Buckland Court
Elaine Smith, Resident Care Associate/Medication Aide, Crescent Point at Niantic
Rubi Soto, Harbor Program Coordinator, Ridgefield Crossings
Elaine Steele, Resident Care Associate, The Village at East Farms
Mary Stockton, CAN, Mystic River Homes Congregate
Dionne Telfor-Semoy, Resident Care Associate, Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull
Jane Thompson, RNBC, SALSA, The Cascades
Violetta Tocarcyzk, Chef, Arbor Rose
Krista Vazquez, Resident Care Associate, Masonicare Pond Ridge & Hearth
Sue Vignati, R.N., Arbor Rose
Bevon Walford, CNA-Team Leader, The Village at Waveny Care Center

2011 Annual Awards
2011 Humanitarian Award
Ron Bowen, Atria Larson Place

2011 Media Award
The Greens at Cannondale

2011 Young Leader of the Year Award
Christina Tomasselli

2011 Distinguished Service Award
Deb Lavallee

2011 Board Chair’s Award
Thomas Gutner, Masonicare

2011 Best Practices Awards
2011 Best Practices Award - Managed Residential Services
Middlewoods of Newington

2011 Best Practices Award - Resident Care
Crosby Commons

2011 Best Practices Award - Marketing
Hoffman SummerWood Community

2011 Best Practices Award - Staff Recruitment & Retention
Mulberry Gardens