NEWS RELEASE
April 24, 2024
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SHAWNEE, OKLA. – Employees and teams from home health, hospice and Medicaid ADvantage agencies across the state of Oklahoma were honored today at A Path of Care’s annual “Light the Path” 2024 Awards ceremony held in Shawnee. Awards were presented to employees and agencies for their superior service and accomplishments in 2023.
A Path of Care is a statewide network of Oklahoma-owned agencies providing different types of care to patients in their homes and communities. The awards presentation took place at Gordon Cooper Technology Center.
“In 2023, our network touched the lives of more than 5,300 Oklahomans,” explained A Path of Care CEO Brian F. Wilson, R.Ph. “We launched our annual Light the Path awards to honor those within the network who excel in caring for the whole person, not just an illness. We strive to help heal the body, mind, spirit, and soul to position Oklahomans for a healthy life now and in the future.”
The Light the Path awards included several categories including:
Individual Awards
- Extraordinaire Awards for the employee or office that has done something extraordinary to have an impact on the path of others.
- PLUS Awards (Performance, Leadership, Understanding and Respect) for the person who exemplifies and demonstrates these standards in action, day in and day out.
- ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Awards for the person or office that always jumps in to help others without complaint, routinely going above and beyond in caring for patients and helping coworkers during challenging times.
- Outstanding Clinician Awards recognizing clinicians who blend outstanding clinical skills with compassion.
- Outstanding Aide Award for those who are capable, dependable and compassionate in helping others live independently in their homes.
- Outstanding Therapist Awards to therapists who blend knowledge and skill with outstanding communication.
- Star Performer Awards recognizing members of the marketing team who represent their organizations professionally in the community and serve as trusted team members in their agencies.
Team Awards
- Team Spirit Award for the team with the highest staff retention.
- Patient Experience Awards to the teams with the highest “Most Likely to Recommend” scores in patient/family surveys.
- Financial Foundation Award to the team with the best billing turnaround and results for strong financial stability.
- In Sync Award to the team with the fastest average sync time to make patient care information available to others on the team.
- Overall Growth Award to the team with the highest growth in census in 2023.
- All Star Awards to the teams with the highest or most consistently high Star Ratings in Home Health.
- High Five Award to the team with the best overall rankings in five categories: Census, Value-Based Purchasing, Star Ratings, Patient Surveys and Financials.
Award winners included:
Extraordinaire Awards
Honorees:
Casi Murray, LPN, Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Subrina Tarp, Preferred Pathways in Norman
Award of Excellence:
Tiffani Yoder, LPN, Tendercare Home Health in Coalgate
PLUS Awards (Performance, Leadership, Understanding and Respect)
Honorees:
Katelyn Graham, RN, Tendercare Home Health in Coalgate
Amanda Haggard, Preferred Pathways in Hugo
Indya Morton, A Path of Care Hospice in Tulsa
Hailey Nunamaker, LPN, Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Award of Excellence:
Jennifer James, RN, Tendercare Home Health in Hugo
ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Awards
Honorees:
Connie Bower, LPN, Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Jeannie Doss, LPN, Preferred Pathways in Norman
Melinda Elmo, Sooner Home Health in Yukon
Amanda Freas, LPN, Tendercare Home Health in Coalgate
Randa Griffin, LPN, Sooner Home Health in Norman
Patricia Grunewald, RN, Sooner Home Health in Yukon
Nicole Hernandez, Sooner Home Health in Muskogee
Jordan Holder, LPN, Tendercare Hospice in Norman
Sarah Martin, RN, Tendercare Hospice in Norman
Award of Excellence:
Sarah Skinner, A Path of Care Management Services in Norman
Outstanding Clinician Awards
Honorees:
Ann Gantt, LPN, Preferred Pathways in Hugo
Kimberly Johnson, RN, Tendercare Home Health in Hugo
Sue Jordan, RN, Tendercare Home Health in Coalgate
Ashlyn McGuffin, RN, Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Sherry Whitehead, LPN, Tendercare Home Health in Kingston
Award of Excellence:
Michael Jones, RN, Sooner Home Health in Norman
Outstanding Aide Award
Award of Excellence:
Diana Conner, Tendercare Hospice in Norman
Outstanding Therapist Awards
Honorees:
Ashton Crow, DPT, Sooner Home Health in Norman
Justin Knight, PT, Sooner Home Health in Muskogee
Gary Mossop, DPT, Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Award of Excellence:
Stephen Huffstutler, OTR, Sooner Home Health in Norman
Star Performer Awards
Honoree:
Cortnie Hamilton, Sooner Home Health in Norman
Award of Excellence:
Jo Brewer, Sooner Home Health and A Path of Care Hospice in Tulsa
Team Spirit Award
Tendercare Home Health in Hugo
Patient Experience Award
Tendercare Home Health in Kingston
Financial Foundation Award
Tendercare Home Health in Coalgate
In Sync Award
Sooner Home Health in Muskogee
Overall Growth Award
Preferred Pathways in Hugo
All Star Awards
Sooner Home Health in Ada
Sooner Home Health in Enid
Tendercare Home Health in Hugo
Sooner Home Health in Tulsa
Sooner Home Health in Yukon
High Five Award
Tendercare Home Health in Hugo
In the past 10 years, A Path of Care network organizations have received nearly 30,000 referrals from more than 2,000 medical professionals across Oklahoma. For more information on A Path of Care, go to apathofcare.net or call (844) 301-4705.
