For Immediate Release
Date: July 8, 2010
Contact: Barbara Schoof Conant
barbara.conant@aging.ks.gov
Director of Communications
(785) 296-6154
6 Kansas nursing homes receive PEAK awards
Three repeat honorees and three newcomers comprise the list of 2010 PEAK Nursing Home Award winners announced by Martin Kennedy, Secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging. PEAK stands for Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas nursing homes.
The three first-time winners are:
- Bethesda Home, Goessel, Linda Peters, administrator
- Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Sheila Anne Brown
- Kansas Masonic Home, Wichita, Matthew Bogner, administrator
Repeat winners, with previous years they were honored in parenthesis, are:
- Brewster Health Center, Topeka (2008, 2007), Linda Farrar, administrator
- Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe (2008, as Johnson County Nursing Center), Kimberle Doty, administrator
- Parkside Homes, Hillsboro (2008), Gretchen Wagner, administrator
“The list of new and repeat winners underscores the fact that Kansas nursing homes are truly dedicated to the ideals of culture change,” Kennedy said. “The emphasis on person-centered care results in a happier, healthier environment not only for residents but staff as well. I commend the administrators and staffs of these homes for their vision and commitment to this revolutionary change.”
The PEAK awards program began in 2002 to recognize and encourage nursing homes to move away from the institutional model of care to a person-centered model with residents having more control over their activities and schedules. Since then, more than 40 homes have been honored, some more than once.
Facilities must submit an application for consideration for the honor. The Secretary will make on-site presentations of the awards this summer.