Employees of the Year for 2011 proudly hold up their awards. Brenda Fagan, occupational therapist & assistant director of rehabilitation, is on the left, Teodora (Dolly) Del Rosario, CNA, is on the right. Smiling her pride in staff is chief administrative officer Sandra Simon (center).
Brenda exemplifies what it is to be a team player. One of her greatest joys is successfully collaborating with other disciplines for the benefit of the residents.
She provides excellent clinical care. She treats her own patients with care and compassion, but also notices when others may benefit from her knowledge and skills.
She demonstrates creativity and initiative to enhance the lives of residents. For example, she instituted a flow arts program (poi classes), where residents perform coordinated and visually stunning movement patterns.
Brenda is always eager to learn more, and when given an assignment, she becomes fully (make that 110 percent!) committed.
Dolly holds both herself and her colleagues to the highest standards when it comes to providing care for the residents.
She believes in being involved. She advocates for the residents and her colleagues, and serves her coworkers as a shop steward.
She participates in the orientation of new CNAs, sharing her knowledge and inspiring them to reach their potential and the level of excellence that is the hallmark of the Jewish Home.
Families can feel secure knowing that a loved one’s care is in Dolly’s compassionate hands.
