Caregiver: Meg B.

A Caring Champion 2013 Nominee
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Employer: Promenade Senior Living at Blue Hill

Location: Pearl River, New York

Inspiration for this Nomination:

Meg is our Wellness Director and is a seasoned professional. She is an RN with an incredible work ethic and her desire to serve our seniors never ends. She continues to go above and beyond to provide whatever is needed when is pertains to quality care for her residents. She comes in early in the morning and stay until the job is done. Many times she will come in on her day off to avert an emergency or sit with a new resident to make the transition a smooth one. She will walk with the resident or assist with a meal to make her residents feel at home. A nurse's job is never done. She wears many hats and always smiles while performing her duties. She is a true professional and has earned the trust of the residents, resident families and staff. She is also a trainer and provides coaching to our care managers to make sure that they are comfortable with the care provided. It is a privilege to work alongside her.

Caregiver's Best Skills and Attributes:

Meg has incredible energy and can multi task with the best of them. She is a seasoned nurse and can train on most medical subjects. She makes the residents, families and staff, feel secure knowing that she is on the job and supporting everyone. Meg has great assessment skills. Part of her job is assessing the care needs of a new resident or an existing one. Meg knows the right questions to ask and can pick up subtle queue to know when changes in care are necessary or when a resident needs assistance. She has a psych background, as well and uses her skills to interpret what is truly going on with the dynamics of a family situation.

Feedback About This Caregiver:

Meg is caring and competent. Never says know to a request. She works hard and gaining respect is her reward. Families enjoy speaking with her and leave assured that their family member is well cared for and in good hands.

More About This Caregiver:

What people have learned from Meg: There is no such thing as a job description. Meg will do whatever is needed to provide the resident with a quality day. She is a hands on manager that will never ask anyone to do something that she would not do herself.

She is a true champion and resident advocate. I would certainly want her in my corner every time.

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