citizensmemorial.com 5 Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation and several of its long-term care facilities, residents and employees received statewide recognition at the Missouri Health Care Association Convention. They earned honors for resident engagement, employee service, facility activities and leadership within the long-term care profession. Legacy Pageant queen: Lavern Fry, a Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility resident, was crowned queen of the MHCA Legacy Pageant. The pageant celebrates the life stories and experiences of longterm care residents across Missouri. Contestants are judged primarily on their interaction and engagement with the audience. Facility Involvement Contest winners: Activity directors showcased residents’ activities from the past year in a newspaper format, with entries judged in color and black-and-white categories. Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar won first place in the color category, and Colonial Springs Healthcare Center in Buffalo won second place. District 4 Employee of the Year: John Goddard, a floor finisher and environmental services employee at Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, was named the MHCA District 4 Employee of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding non-nursing employees who provide exceptional service in long-term care. MHCA leadership: Chris McBratney, Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility administrator, completed his term as MHCA president and will serve on the Executive Committee for the next two years as immediate past president. Roy Pace, administrator of Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, was reelected as a member at large on the MHCA Board of Directors. Tim Francka, administrative director of long-term care, was reelected as Missouri’s delegate to the American Health Care Association Council of States. Francka serves in an executive-level position on the MHCA Board as the official voting representative for all skilled nursing facilities in Missouri. MHCA CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS Service worth celebrating Left photo: Lavern Fry, MHCA Legacy Pageant queen. Right photo: Chris McBratney, left, and John Goddard, MHCA District 4 Employee of the Year
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