The Meaghar Award
Does your Personal Support Worker go above and beyond the call of duty? We want to give Hastings-Prince Edwards’ most loved PSW a $500 thank you.
All you need to do is fill out the nomination form linked below and send it to us or e-mail the basic information. The $500 Meagher award is given to a Personal Support Worker who has been nominated for making an extraordinary contribution with in-home dementia care.
Nominations will be accepted until April 21, 2023.
Winner will be announced on May 19, 2023 (Personal Support Worker Day)
The Rules Are Easy
-The person you are nominating must be a qualified Personal Support Worker (PSW), caring for someone with dementia in their home.
- The client must live in Hastings County, Prince Edward County or Brighton
-Nominees cannot nominate themselves.
-Your nominee must have a PSW certificate and willingness to complete dementia-specific training. We’ll ask them about that—you don’t have to!
Why is it called the Meagher Award?
Jean Meagher was a founding member of the Alzheimer Society of Belleville-Hastings-Quinte, working tirelessly to build support groups and resources to help families traveling the Alzheimer journey. She was inspired by her husband’s illness, seeing the need for herself and for others to learn more about the disease and to share ideas for coping with the challenges that Alzheimer’s disease brings.
The care that William received at home allowed Jean to pursue her dreams of creating an Alzheimer Society chapter, to support others living with dementia and to give herself a much-needed break. The Meagher family realized that the home care workers rarely received the recognition they deserve and wished to create a tribute to their work.
The result is an award, named after Jean and William Meagher, to be presented to a candidate who is a qualified Personal Support Worker (PSW), caring for someone with dementia in the home (not an institution) in Hastings County, Prince Edward County or Brighton. The award consists of a $500 prize and learning resources about dementia. The winner’s name will be engraved on a plaque that will stay on exhibit in the Alzheimer Society office and the winner will take home a framed certificate for their own display.
We hope that you will take a few moments to send the name of that person who makes your world a little easier. We’ll take it from there!
Mail the form below to the office or email the information to sarah.bradshaw@alzheimerhpe.ca