Stars Among Us
Nominations for the 2021 Stars Among Us Awards are closed.
We celebrated our 2020 Stars Among Us Awards at the Institute & Expo.
EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE AWARDS
Quality
Trillium Woods, Plymouth
Falls Initiative in Independent Living
Star Workplace
Carris Health Care Center & Therapy Suites, Willmar
Defying Tradition: Redefining the CNA as the Clinically Needed Advocate
Community Collaboration
Charter House, Rochester
Annual Sidewalk Sale – 30 Years and $300,000 for Community Benefit
Innovation
Friendship Village of Bloomington
(Stay) Dry Martini Party: Innovative Incontinence Education
STATEWIDE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Caregiver of the Year
Amanda Gruber, Household Coordinator, Three Links, Northfield
Board Trustee of the Year
Dr. Sharon Aadalen, Jones-Harrison Residence, Minneapolis
Kal Michels Outstanding Leadership
Jennifer Pfeffer, Senior Regional Director, Ecumen, Shoreview
Volunteer of the Year
Craig Stewart, Ecumen Meadows, Worthington
Spirit of Aging
Harold Hansen, Saint Therese of Woodbury
DISTRICT AWARD RECIPIENTS
District Caregiver of The Year Recipients
- District A: Mary Stortroen, Certified Nursing Assistant, Riverview Care Center, Crookston
- District B: Deborah Bettcher, Nursing Assistant, Aitkin Health Services, Aitkin
- District C: Marie VanZee, Care Attendant, Nursing Assistant Registered, Parkview Court Assisted Living, Glenwood
- District D: Terry Hampton, Home Health Aide, Shepherd of Grace, Becker
- District E: Cindee Krzmarzick, Life Enrichment Coordinator, Oak Hills Living Center, New Ulm
- District F: Emily Drees, LPN, Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Care Center
- District G: Christopher Adhanja, LPN/Memory Care Nurse, The Glenn Minnetonka
District Volunteer of The Year Recipients
- District B: Benedictine Living Community of Duluth Auxiliary, Duluth
- District C: Lois Stinogel, Auxiliary Board President, PioneerCare, Fergus Falls
- District D: Tom Jones, Assumption Community Faith in Action, Cold Spring
- District E: Ellie Aalderks, Renvilla Care Center, Renville
- District F: Sherry Heydt, Field Crest Care Center, Hayfield
- District G: Liam Sheeley, The Glenn Hopkins DayBridge Adult Day Center
District Spirit of Aging Award Recipients
- District C: Emmy Rosen, Perham Living, Perham
- District D: Marlyn Beaudine, Assumption Community Faith in Action, Cold Spring
- District F: Gladys Bolton, Northfield Manor, Northfield
- District G: Geraldine “Gerry” Sanson, Augustana Regent at Burnsville
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Meeting the 2019 Stars Among Us
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