Next week, a co-worker and I travel to Washington DC to attend the 36th annual National Area Agencies on Aging’s conference and trade show. The highlight for us will be on Monday, when this project will be recognized with an Aging Achievement Award, presented by Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary of the Administration on Aging.
We are more than thrilled to receive this honor, but it really isn’t about us. Rather, this honor validates all the hard work and time that has been put in over the last two years by our local partners in the long term care continuum.
You know, they are the ones who really face the challenges of applying the concepts of person-centeredness and culture change to everyday situations. Even when the alternative of “business as usual” may seem tempting, they forge on and continue to welcome us and our culture change message in to their world.
This award is for them!
