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VHCC’s Earick named
Administrator of the Year
A Piqua, Ohio woman has been named the 2017 Administrator of the Year
by the state’s largest organization representing long-term care
facilities.
Kristy Earick, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA), was chosen
by the Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) as the groups 2017
Administrator of the Year. The award was presented to Earick at
the Association’s annual convention in Columbus earlier this month.
The Administrator of the Year Award is presented to individuals showing
unsurpassed dedication to the facility and its residents as well as the
long-term care profession. Candidates for the honor are nominated by
the facility and its staff, and winners are chosen by a panel of
long-term care experts appointed by the Association.
Kristy Earick's passion for working with seniors started early,
learning from her mother who worked as a nurse in a local facility
where Kristy volunteered. As a college student, she worked part
time as an activity assistant, and her love for long-term care
persisted.
During her 15 years at Versailles Health Care Center, Kristy has
instilled a culture of family and compassion where every employee,
patient and family member feels significant and appreciated. She has
empowered her employees in their personal and professional growth,
always finding their unique talents. Low employee turnover and high
employee satisfaction are the rule. Kristy finds solutions, and
challenges each department to continually evaluate and improve quality
of care and quality of life.
Kristy has led the facility to earn top awards within the company and
nationally; Versailles has been recognized as "Facility of the Year"
four times and earned a Silver AHCA Award in 2014. Patients, residents
and families adore Kristy, who strives to make their lives enjoyable
and worthwhile. Over her tenure as an Administrator, she has touched
the lives of many people and her staff nominated her for this very
deserving recognition.
The Ohio Health Care Association is a non-profit organization of more
than 900 nursing facilities, assisted living residences and providers
of services to individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, caring for 80,000 Ohio residents. It is the largest
long-term care association in the state, and the only chartered Ohio
affiliate of the American Health Care Association, representing more
than 12,000 long-term care facilities nationwide.
Versailles Health Care Center is a beautiful 112-bed skilled nursing
facility located in rural Darke County only minutes away from Dayton
area hospitals. In 2010, the facility was remodeled to offer a 39-bed
transitional care unit equipped with televisions, electric beds, and
telephones for the "Homeward Bound" patients.
The staff of Versailles Health Care Center is made up of approximately
150 specially trained professionals meeting the needs of the community
and those requiring nursing and rehabilitation services. Several of
Versailles Health Care Center’s dedicated and caring staff members have
been with the facility for over 25 years and are the reason for the
popularity. As part of the Covenant Care family, Versailles Health Care
Center is proud to be a provider of choice, as well as an employer of
choice, in the community.
Versailles Health Care Center offers a homelike environment for
residents and patients. Versailles Health Care Center offers both
in-house nursing and rehabilitation services along with outpatient
therapy, and is proud to boast that it is one of the premier nursing
facilities in the Dayton-Darke County area.
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