Contact: Deborah Pacyna
916-441-6400 ext. 5189 dpacyna@cahf.org
For Immediate Release
November 1, 2013
View the photos on YouTube at CAHFTV
SACRAMENTO – After CAHF challenged its members to submit images showcasing daily live, activities and loving care in California’s skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities and homes for the intellectually disabled, more than 90 photo entries were submitted during the 2013 Photo Contest,
“A Day in the Life of Long Term Care.”
“These images are a heart-warming reminder of some of the wonderful events, activities, love and caring that are part of daily life in long-term care,” said Kelley Queale, CAHF’s director of communications.
Winners were awarded in five categories.
• Portrait
• Activities & Events
• Health-Related Services
• Support & Administrative Services
• Popular Vote
Congratulations to the following:
Makena Tolley-Ojeda, Bayside Care Center, Morro Bay
Winner: Portrait Category – Joy!
Winner: Health Care Services Category – Friends
Sandra Fong, Gramercy Court, Sacramento
Winner: Support Services Category – Dietary

Jamie Macdonald, Health Care Center of Fresno
Winner: Popular Vote – Let’s Dance
Winner: Activities & Events – Let’s Dance
Deborah Coburn Rice, Our Lady of Fatima Villa
Honorable Mention: Health Care Services Category – Resident & Rehab Caregiver
Dawn Tassone, Golden Empire Care & Rehab, Grass Valley
Honorable Mention: Portraits Category – The Old & the New
Patty Noerbaek, Edgemoor Hospital DP/SNF, Santee
Honorable Mention: Activities & Events – 101 Pieces of a Sailing Vessel
Tamra Barron, Southern Inyo Hospital DP/SNF, Lone Pine
Honorable Mention: Activities & Events – Ball
Winners were selected by a panel of judges that included professional photographers, CAHF Board members, Public Advocacy Committee members and staff. CAHF extends our thanks to these judges for sharing their time and expertise.
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