MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

Greetings,

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Shelly Hitchins and I became interim president when Debbie Reeves resigned. I have been working with senior populations since 1982. I started as a CNA, worked in medical records, as an activity assistant and became a certified director in 1992. My career has taken me to positions in nursing homes, an adult alzheimers daycare center and assisted living facilities. For the last 6 years, I have been Activity Director at Brandywine Assisted Living. In my spare time, I serve on the Board of Directors for Cape Henlopen Senior Center, volunteer for the Alzheimers Association and have been team captain for the Memory Walk for the last 6 years. Achieving the maximum potential for our senior residents is a primary concern for me and I look forward to promoting quality of life as I serve as DCAP president.
 

I would like to thank Debbie Reeves for her tireless work as President of DCAP for so many years. Our organization experienced growth under her leadership. We will her all the best as she pursues new endeavors. She will be missed.

The new officers for 2010 – 2011 elected at the May membership meeting are:

Vice President Bonnie Dempsey, ADC

Secretary Melissa Evans

Treasurer Diane Altevogt, ADC

Congratulations to Kyla Teed who received Delaware Healthcare Facitilities All Star Award for Activities. She is an outstanding member of our profession and we thank her for representing us so well.

Our membership continues to grow as we focus on meeting the challenges of promoting ethical standards, professionalism and advocate for quality of life in long term care.

Please check the website for updates on conferences and meetings. Employment opportunities and special events may be posted on our website by e-mailing directly to hhackett3@comcast.net and reference DCAP posting.

Our next membership meeting will be held at DHCI on July 21st, Business meeting 9:00 – 10:00 and the education seminar from 10:00 – 11:30. Our speaker will be John Phillos, Adminstrative Librarian for Delaware Division of Libraries. Our Fall Conference will be on October 22nd at the Sheraton in Dover. Watch for more details on this event.

Please contact me at anytime with suggestions or questions. I look forward to a successful year striving to uphold our standards.

Shelly Hitchins, ADC

President, DCAP


 

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