Know a job coach, skills teacher, family caregiver, personal care worker or CNA you'd like to recognize?
Do you know a caregiver or team that deserves to be honored for the great work they do? The Wisconsin Long-Term Care Workforce Alliance’sAnnual Caregiver Awards are a wonderful way to recognize the dedicated caregivers in your organization or in your life. In fact, these awards are the only statewide recognition of these outstanding individuals and teams working tirelessly in all service locations.
As an Alliance Board Member, Matt Ford states:
Caregivers are the lifeblood of the long-term care community, providing strength and vitality that is at the core of long-term care in its many settings. This is a chance to recognize their efforts and dedication to an often overlooked segment of health care. We look forward to reading their stories again! It’s always a difficult decision, which reflects positively on all the nominees.”
I urge you to honor a dedicated individual or team with a nomination for Caregiver Award. It's easy, and all the details on how to make your nomination are below. Please act now -- the deadline for nominations is fast approaching -Thursday, October 20th.
Thank you - I appreciate your willingness to recognize a dedicated caregiver!
Categories of Caregiver Awards
You can nominate caregivers in the following categories:
- Spotlight Individual Caregiver Awards (four awards)
- Caring Together Team Award (one team award)
- Heart of Family/Friend Caregiving Award (one award)
(Please read the attached Alliance Caregiver Awards Brochure for criteria for each Award or visit us online at http://wiworkforcealliance.com)
How to Nominate a Caregiver
To nominate a caregiver, prepare the Nomination Form and an Essay of 200 words or less, sharing why you believe the person or team deserves the award in the selected category. You can submit the nomination in two ways:
- Online Submission: You can complete the Nomination Form and Essay online at https://gwaar.wufoo.com/forms/2016-wltcwa-caregiver-awards/
- Mail/Email/Fax Submission: You can print and complete the Nomination Form in the Caregiver Awards Brochure, prepare the Essay in a Word document, and then email, mail or fax both to the contacts in the brochure. Caregiver Award Brochure 2016
You must submit your nomination by October 20, 2016, to be considered.
Announcement and Recognition of Caregiver Award Winners
Each award winner will receive a certificate, a monetary prize and an invitation to be our guest at the Alliance Caregiver Awards Ceremony and Luncheon onFriday, Dec. 9, 2016, at the Wintergreen Resort in the WI Dells. The event is co-hosted with the WI Personal Services Association.
