AHHC HOME (Honoring Outstanding Merit and Excellence) Awards

Each year at the AHHC Annual Convention and Expo, home care & hospice heroes are recognized for the remarkable work they do each day. 

2023 AHHC HOME Award Recipients

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AHHC Hospice-Veteran Partnership (HVP) Leadership Award Winner: Jason Clamme, Director of Community Engagement - Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
Leslie Carswell Leadership Award: Lee Ann Long, DNP, RN, CHPN - VIA Health Partners, Founded as Hospice Cleveland County
Paraprofessional of the Year: Darell Curry, LPN, Palliative Care Nurse Liaison - AuthoraCare Collective
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Sharon Bryant, Clinical Secretary II - 3HC
Carolyn Cusic Professional of the Year: Patricia Beard, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA - AuthoraCare Collective
Agency Support Personnel of the Year: Sara Sousa, MPH, BSN, RN, Performance Improvement Coordinator - Transitions Life Care

2022 AHHC HOME Award Recipients

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Physician of the Year: Juan-Carlos Monguilod, MD - AuthoraCare Collective
Family Caregiver of the Year: Yvonne Stovall - 3HC
Sherry Leigh Thomas Nurse of the Year: Theresa Buck, RN - Well Care Health
Nurse Aide of the Year: Rosa Anderson, CNA, CHPNA - Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
Volunteer of the Year: Bob Hall - Carolina Caring

2019 AHHC HOME Award Recipients

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Sherry Leigh Thomas Nurse of the Year: Gina Murray, RN, BSN – Aware Senior Care 
Leslie Carswell Leadership Award: Heather Smith, PT, MS, DPT – Advanced Home Care
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Betsy Tysinger – Advanced Home Care
Family Caregiver of the Year: Lynn Beaver, RN
Paraprofessional of the Year: Trisha Christopher, LPN – Advanced Home Care
Physician of the Year: Philip Asenso, MD – Elohim HouseCall Doctors 

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Caregiver of the Year: Janice Thompson, Health & Home Services
Volunteer of the Year: Doug Wahl, Lower Cape Fear Hospice
Carolyn Cusic Professional of the Year: Mairo Bori, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Physician of the Year: Dr. Laura Patel, Transitions LifeCare
Nurse Aide of the Year: Nikki Granere, Four Seasons Compassion for Life 
Leslie Carswell Leader of the Year: Michael Bolewitz, Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
Agency Support Personnel of the Year: Carolyn Colsher, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Paraprofessional of the Year: Pamra Blackwell, Interim Healthcare
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Lindsey Bradsher, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Tim Rogers, AHHC President and CEO

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Carolyn Cusic Professional of the Year: Christopher Troy Meade, DPT, Advanced Home Care
Leslie Carswell Leader of the Year: Lee Dobson, MPA, CPHQ, BAYADA Home Health Care
Physician of the Year: Steve A. Daub, M.D., AAFP, nominated by Hearthside Home Care
Paraprofessional of the Year: Lisa Barriger, LPN, Interim Healthcare
Caregiver of the Year: Joy Boutin, nominated by 3HC
Tim Rogers, President and CEO, AHHC
Ellen B. Winston Award Winner: Debra J. Harris, Wilson County Home Health Agency
Agency Support Person of the Year: Louise Goldstein, RN, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Nurse Aide of the Year: Melinda McKinnon, CNA, BAYADA Home Health Care
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Jennifer Gruber, Healthy@Home


2015 AHHC HOME Award Recipients

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Physician of the Year: Claire Hicks, MD, Four Seasons Compassion for Life
Paraprofessional of the Year: Sandra Davis, 3HC
Agency Support Person of the Year: Wanda Smiley, 3HC
Leslie Carswell Leadership Award: Jacqueline Holland, RN, PSA Healthcare
Dr. Ellen B. Winston Award Winner: Devin Griffith, MPH, MSW, Advanced Home Care (formerly Randolph Hospital)
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Crystal Bowen, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Carolyn Cusic Professional of the Year: Wendy Chavez, RN, MSN, Health & Home Services
Nurse Aide of the Year: Trehonor Law, AssistedCare, Inc.
Volunteer of the Year: Terry Doyle, 3HC

2014 AHHC HOME Award Recipients

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Physician of the Year: Christine Petzing, M.D., F.P., C.A.Q., Dare Home Health & Dare Hospice
Volunteer of the Year: Deborah Fowler, Duke HomeCare & Hospice
Paraprofessional of the Year: Susan Wheeler, PTA, Gentiva Home Health
Carolyn Cusic Professional of the Year: Jennifer Boggs, MSN, RN, COS-C, Carolinas Healthcare System
Nurse Aide of the Year: Shonda Leigh
Administrative Support Person of the Year: Jillian Daye, Well Care Home Care
Caregiver of the Year: Bonnie Burney, nominated by Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center
Agency Support Person of the Year: Chris Scott, Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCare Center
Leslie Carswell Leadership Award: Pamela Cowin, MSN, RN, Vidant Home Health and Hospice