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National Association for Home Care

50th Anniversary HomeCare Options

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56th Annual Dinner

Board President, Ken Morris,  welcomes guests to HomeCare Options 56th Annual Dinner April 29, 2010


Assemblywoman Nellie Pou accepting Home Care Advocate Award from Executive Director Ken Wessel at the Agency's Annual Event


Shirley Force of the Passaic County Department of Senior Services was recognized with the Abe S. Berliner Community Service Award at the dinner


Mujibar Rahman, left, was honored as homemaker of the year at the event


Alzheimer's Certificates Awarded February 24, 2010

Certificates Awarded to HomeCare Options Aides who have completed specialized Alzheimer's training provided by the Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey.


Volunteer Appreciation Dinner December 2, 2009

 

Among those honored at HomeCare Options Volunteer Appreciation Dinner were left, with Volunteer Coordinator Virginia Statile, MaryAnn Vecchione, for most shopping visits. At right with Virginia Statile is Joan Silvano who was honored for 10 years of service as a volunteer shopper.


Home Health Aide Day November 19, 2009

  

Left Euphemia Richman, Sharon Faison, and Ardine Bardin are honored for 25 years of service. Right, Yvonne Hester with Executive Director Ken Wessel.  Yvonne was honored for 35 years of service.  Below being recognzed for 20 years of service are, left to right Rebecca Briggs, Phyllis Brown, Maria Cotrina, Shirley Scott, and Romona Sierra. 


National Memory Screening Day November 17, 2009

  

Director of Services, Alexis Barry, right, Dr. Connie Bareford left, with William Paterson University Nursing students who volunteered to assist HomeCare Options' staff in National Memory Day screenings.


Homemaker of the Year Honored at State Celebration

Wilean Carroll, Agency Homemaker of the Year, was honored at the New Jersey Home Health Aide Day celebration at the Foresgate Country Club on November 5th.  She is with Agency Executive Director Ken Wessel, left, and Director of Services Alexis Barry, right.


Enjoying the HomeCare Options Wine Tasting Fundraiser at Lambert Castle

 


Alzheimer's Association Provides Respite Grant

HomeCare Options' Executive Director Ken Wessel, center, receiving $10,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey's President/CEO Pat Lombreglia while Association Vice President of Programs and Services, Laura Holly-Dierbach looks on.  The funds will be used to provide respite care services to Alzheimer's families in Passaic County.


NJBIZ Magazine Volunteer of the Year

HomeCare Options Volunteer Coordinator Virginia Statile, right, being recognized by Colleen Matthews of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey as a Heatlhcare Hero Volunteer of the Year. The Healthcare Heroes Awards are sponsored by NJBIZ magazine.


2009 Annual Dinner

Left to right, Frank Reyes,  Miriam A. Forbes Scholarship Winner, Carmela Mitchell, Caring Award winner, Wilean Carroll, Homemaker of the Year, and Nancy Eberhardt, Abe S. Berliner Community Service award recipient.


 

Phil Rongo (right) and Ron Ricci (center), founding co-partners of Round Valley Wealth Management, present a check to Agency Director Ken Wessel to provide flu shots to agency staff.


Agency Director Ken Wessel, right, accepting recognition from NJBIZ magazine for HomeCare Options as a 2008 Corporate Healthcare Hero.  The recognition was for the efforts the organization makes to care for its own employees.  At the far left is John D. Fanburg of WofBlock LLP and Judith Roman, CEO of Amerihealth.  They were cosponsors of the event.


HomeCare Options' Home Health Aide, Shreen Savage, received $1000 scholarship from Home Care Foundation of NJ President Frank Giannantonio at the organization's Annual Meeting May 13th.  Shreen is attending Nursing School at Passaic County Community College.


2008 ANNUAL DINNER

Dixie Stokem, left was honored for her 28 years of service upon her recent retirement as Agency Director of Services.  Maria Carpio was honored as the 2007 Homemaker of the Year.


Assemblywoman Pou being introduced at left and Board President Ken Morris at the podium on the right.

Some of the 415 guests enjoying the Dixieland band


Summer Camp

 

 

Children of our Staff enjoying time at Camp Hope in West Milford


2007 Annual Dinner Awards

Homemaker of the Year Bettye Sheppard with Director of Services Dixie Stokem on left and Executive Director Ken Wessel


Miriam A. Forbes Scholarship winner Emmanuel Baralt with his father and mother, home health aide, Maria Baralt.  Emmanuel is attending William Paterson University.


Caring Award winner Vince Cocilovo with Trustee Diane Silbernagel who was this year's recipient of the Abe S. Berliner Community Service Award


From Left,  Carol Kientz Executive Director of the Home Care Assoc. of NJ, Home Care Options’ Certified Home Health Aide Sheika Rose, Senator Loretta Weinberg, and Home Care Options’ CHHA Ieda Castilla.  Ms. Rose and Ms. Castilla were honored at the 5/10/06 HCANJ Annual Meeting at the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg.  Each received a $1000 scholarship from the Home Care Foundation of NJ to help with expenses for Nursing School. 


Executive Director, Ken Wessel, left, receiving the Untied Way of Passaic County's 2005 Community Cornerstone Award.
United Way Executive Director Yvonne Zuidema, and HomeCare Options' President  Ken Morris are at right.



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Senator Bill Bradley accepting Lifetime Caring Award from Board President Ken Morris, left, and director Ken Wessel, right, at the Agency's 50th Anniverary Dinner


2004 Abe S. Berliner Community Service Award winner,  Dept of Aging Director, Mary Kuzinski with Agency Executive Director Ken Wessel


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Agency Trustee Diane Silbernagel presents first annual Caring Award to Frank and Diane Mollo of Wayne


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Danitza Helena, left, and Tamar C. Gordon, right, are 2003 winners of the Miriam A. Forbes Scholarship. Mrs. Forbes is at center.  HomeCare Options is proud to provide $2500 College Scholorships each year to the children or grandchildren of our Home Health Aides.


 
Board member, Virginia Statile - Martha Esposito Award Recipient
Board member, Virginia Statile, the 1998 Home Health Assembly of New Jersey's Martha Esposito Award Recipient, Receives Jersey City's Leadership Award from  Mayor, Bret Schundler.  This year Virginia was a recipient of the Abe S. Berliner Community Service Award at the Agency Annual Dinner.

Patrice and Ken Wessel with Senator John Glenn at National Association for Home Care meeting in Baltimore

 

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Home Health Aides Receiving GED diplomas through HomeCare Options
GED classes




Monsignor Richard Rusconi, 1999 Board Treasurer, meets the Pope
Monsignor Richard Rusconi, Board Treasurer, meets the Pope in Vatican ceremony.

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Congressman Bill Pascrell (right) on home visit with Home Health Aide Candida Mendez and Executive Director Ken Wessel



Executive Director Ken Wessel discusses Medicaid Cuts with President Clinton
Executive Director Ken Wessel discusses Medicaid Cuts with President Clinton


HomeCare Options Headquarters are in the Historic Rogers Locomotive Building in Paterson
HomeCare Options Headquarters are in the Historic Rogers Locomotive Building in Paterson
HomeCare Options Headquarters are in the Historic Rogers Locomotive Building in Paterson

The locomotive on the right, #119, was built in the Rogers Building.  The picture depicts the driving of the Golden Spike at the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

The Great Falls of Paterson, one block from our office, were the source of Power for America's First Industrial City.

The Great Falls of Paterson, one block from our office, were the source of Power for America's First Industrial City.

 

Ariel view of Paterson NJ











 


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