Ten Caregivers of Seniors Earn "Caring Champion" Awards

Selena is one of more than 80 professional caregivers nominated this summer as “Caring Champions.”
Caring.com — the leading senior care website for family caregivers and
the Web’s #1 source of senior care reviews — launched this unique
program in June to honor and reward professional caregivers of seniors
at home care agencies and senior living communities in the United States. When the caregivers’ extraordinary senior care stories
were published in July, Caring.com’s online community of nearly two
million monthly visitors cast votes for their favorites — using social
media buttons on each caregiver’s story page and article comment
feature. Caring.com’s judging committee used this feedback and other
subjective criteria to choose the following top-ten caregivers to
receive cash bonuses:

• Selena Brown of Rest Assured Nursing, Inc. in Marina Del Rey, California
• Charity Ntim of Homewatch CareGivers in Northbrook, Illinois
• Cathy Miller of Emeritus Senior Living in Woodstock, Georgia
• Maria Steider of Aspen House in Loveland, Colorado
• Joseph O’Kelley II of Home Instead Senior Care in Huntsville, Alabama
• Eve Barnett of Seniority Lifecare at Home in Sonora, California
• Abby Schroeder of Boardman Lake Glens in Traverse City, Michigan
• Bunny Curry of Azura Memory Care in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Dawn Lamb of Roland Park Place in Baltimore, Maryland
• Dorothy Boozer of Autumn Cove Retirement Community in Anniston, Alabama

Selena earned the grand prize of $500, and the nine runners-up each
get a bonus check of $100. In addition to counting the social votes,
Caring.com also considered the compelling attributes of each senior care
story, the volume and sentiment of reader comments, expert
recommendations for hiring an in-home caregiver or becoming a professional caregiver, and more.

“I looked for high praise from the families they serve, the
caregiver’s tenure, and most important, how much they were positively
influencing not only the senior and senior’s loved ones, but also their
peers and others as a valuable, helpful resource who was deserving of
this special recognition,” said Caring Champion judge Caitlin Morgan, a
family advisor and expert at Caring.com and geriatric consultant specializing in dementia care.
“As someone who’s worked in senior care for 28 years, I understand many
of the challenges — and rewards — that come with being a professional
caregiver, and I really appreciated reading each and every one of these
senior care stories.”

Families trust professional caregivers to provide high-quality,
compassionate care for their senior loved ones — often during a time of
debilitating illness or difficult transitions and aging challenges.
With so many professional caregivers nominated as Caring Champions in
2013 and more than 5000 social media votes cast in praise for their
work, this program demonstrated how well the senior care industry is
delivering on its mission.

“While we host tens of thousands of positive consumer reviews about
professional senior care providers, we launched Caring Champions to do
something extra to recognize those who choose senior care as their
profession or life’s work,” said Caring.com CEO and co-founder Andy
Cohen. “We were so pleased with the amount of participation in the
program, and truly touched by the individual stories showcased — some
tearjerkers, some humorous, all worthy of being shared and celebrated.”

More information about the Caring Champions program is available on Caring.com here: http://www.caring.com/championcaregivers