Awards and Recognitions

  • Fulbright Scholar Award to take OMA to Indonesia (2022-2023).
  • Maude’s Award for Innovations in Alzheimer’s Care, Making Connections category (2021).
  • Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship granted by Encore.org to visionaries with ambitious initiatives to bridge generational divides (2020-2021).
  • Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Award in the Creative Expression category (2016).
  • Designated as a “Program of Distinction” by Generations United (since 2015)
  • Endorsed by the Ohio Department of Aging as a Quality Improvement Project (since 2015)
  • Selected for inclusion in the National Center for Creative Aging’s (NCCA) “Creative Caregiving Guide” (2015)
  • Best Practice award from Leading Age Ohio (2011)
  • National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) Approved Continuing Education Educator (since 2014)
  • National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) Continuing Education Provider (since 2015)