Susan Lee wins 2019 Registered Nurse of the Year Award!

Congratulations to our very own Susan Lee for winning the 2019 Registered Nurse of the Year Award.

Susan spoke about the fantastic care team supporting her in providing person-centred care.

Susan previously worked as a CNM in The Mater Hospital in a busy AMSSU after completing her Nursing studies in Kingston University in 2002 with Distinction, she then completed an AMP in acute medicine with honors. She moved roles to ADON in Hamilton Park Care Facility in 2016 into the busy Acquired Brain Injury Unit where she works tirelessly to ensure her residents get the full entitlements and benefits they so richly deserve.

Susan developed the Care Mapping system to keep the disability services up to-speed on the Resident's care. She consistently gives up her free time to ensure her Residents get to fulfill their life goals. Susan is also the Complaints Officer and Infection Control Officer of Hamilton Park Care Facility.

12/11/2019 - Balbriggan Home will vie for top honours

Finalists representing Balbriggan and Malahide Road nursing homes will be vying for top honours in excellence of care at the Nursing Home Ireland Care Awards 2019.

Hamilton Park Care Facility (Source: independent.ie)

The awards, held in association with Homecare Medical, will be take place on Thursday November 14 at Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Twenty seven finalists across a range of disciplines within the nursing home sector will go forward to the national awards ceremony final.

The NHI awards recognise excellence of care provided across a range of disciplines within nursing homes, and innovative practice in care provision.

The three North Dublin finalists and their award categories are: Lovella Valenzuela, Hamilton Park Care Facility, Balbriggan - 'Nursing Home Director of Nursing / Person in Charge Award'; Susan Lee, Hamilton Park Care Facility, Balbriggan - 'Registered Nurse of the Year Award'; and Activities Team, CareChoice Malahide, Malahide Road - 'Nursing Home Social & Recreational Programme Award.'

RTE presenter Marty Whelan will MC at the awards ceremony.

Nominations were invited and submitted from 382 NHI member nursing homes based in communities across Ireland.

The NHI Care Awards' ten award categories recognise nurses; carers; ancillary workers; activity coordinators; catering in nursing homes; innovation in dementia care; community initiative; end of life care and the contribution of residents to nursing home life.

Tadhg Daly, NHI CEO said: 'The standard of applications proving as outstanding as always, to be a finalist is deserving of recognition.'

Fingal Independent

Source: independant.ie