Nicholson Named New Workforce Development Board Chair

La Plata, MD (October 8, 2018) – The Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board has elected Michelle Nicholson, Sagepoint Senior Living Services Director of Human Resources, as the organization’s new Board Chair. Unanimously elected during their September meeting, Nicholson will serve a three-year term as Chair of the Board.

Nicholson is an empathetic, innovative and deliberate human resources professional with over 10 years of progressive experience in human resources management. She is a thought leader with a proven track record of talent engagement and motivation, strategic human capital planning and employment law expertise. Nicholson received a Master of Arts degree from Webster University in Human Resources Management and a second master’s degree in Human Resources Development. Her formal training is an added benefit to her high degree of professional integrity and insightful strategy to build collaborating teams to improve organizational efficiency and human interaction. Her purpose is to uplift, inspire, encourage and support others to be their best self. She hopes to motivate others to strive for their secret and known dreams irrespective of challenges and obstacles.

“This is an exciting time for the Workforce Development Board,” says Ms. Nicholson. “I am looking forward to working with staff and my fellow Board members to tackle a number of priorities, including how we can reconnect opportunity youth to school and work, expand job training programs for ex-offenders, assist businesses in upskilling their employees, and updating the local strategic plan that embraces the new technology and training choices job seekers have now and will have in the future.”

The Workforce Development Board provides oversight and funding direction to Southern Maryland JobSource and has representatives from education, public sector leaders, organized labor, and leaders and advocates for workforce development. For more information about the Workforce Development Board, visit www.tccsmd.org.

Andrea Dwyer Appointed President and CEO of Sagepoint Senior Living Services

La Plata, MD (June 1, 2018) – The Board of Directors of Sagepoint Senior Living Services has appointed Andrea Dwyer President and Chief Executive Officer. Dwyer will be responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and management to ensure the mission and core values of Sagepoint are operationalized.

“We are very excited that Andrea has joined the Sagepoint team,” remarked Carolyn Core, Chair of Sagepoint Senior Living Services’ Board of Directors. “Having conducted a nationwide search, we believe Andrea’s extensive experience in senior living services combined with her significant career accomplishments, demeanor and enthusiasm will ensure Sagepoint’s future growth and success.”

“I am honored and excited to join the Sagepoint Senior Living Services community,” said Dwyer. “I am very impressed by Sagepoint’s commitment to their residents and believe we are uniquely positioned to continue to provide the highest quality of care and services to seniors and their families throughout Southern Maryland.”

Dwyer brings to Sagepoint Senior Living Services 20 years of experience in long-term care. She has been licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator since 1999 and has held executive leadership positions in continuous care, rehabilitation, and assisted living communities. Most recently, Andrea has served as Sagepoint’s Interim President, CEO and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator since January 2018. Dwyer earned her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Business from Towson University. Dwyer managed the organization successfully through the recent transition process including navigating Sagepoint’s new Rehabilitation Center to its much-anticipated opening this week.

New 30 Bed Rehabilitation Center With Private Rooms Now Open

La Plata, MD (June 5, 2018) – Sagepoint Senior Living Services would like to announce the opening of their brand-new rehabilitation center. This center boasts of 30 spacious private rooms, each with their own private bathroom and a 40” flat screen, HD television. An expansive dining area allows patients to enjoy their meals with visitors and the beautiful, modern living room evokes a sense of home. The new center offers a state-of-the-art therapy gym with a mock bedroom and kitchen aimed at helping patients master the very same daily living skills needed to return home. Therapy, to include all physical modalities, will continue to be offered 6 days a week. The new rehabilitation center was constructed as an addition to the current campus located off of La Plata Road.

This new rehabilitation center supports Sagepoint’s mission of providing excellence in rehabilitation and aging services. “We are very excited to be able to offer our rehab patients their very own room during their recovery,” comments Teresa Robinson, VP of Clinical Services. “Private rooms afford patients greater privacy and dignity and offer a larger living space which means more room for visiting family!”

For more than 40 years, Sagepoint’s team of compassionate, highly-skilled caregivers has been providing patients throughout Southern Maryland with high-quality, personalized rehabilitation services. Sagepoint’s rehabilitation care helps people who are recovering from serious illnesses or injuries regain their highest level of independence. Today, no other provider in the area can match Sagepoint’s care, expertise, services and track record in rehabilitation for seniors’ unique needs.

As a non-profit organization, Sagepoint strives to partner with local agencies whenever possible. We are proud to have worked with R.L. Litten & Associates, Architects, LLC and Dennis Anderson Construction Corporation on the construction of our new rehabilitation center.

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Sagepoint Receives ACHCA’s Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award

La Plata, MD (May 23, 2018) – The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) honored Sagepoint Senior Living Services with the 2018 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award. The leadership award was celebrated during the awards luncheon at ACHCA’s 52nd Annual Convocation and Exposition in Orlando, Florida. Fewer than 11% of facilities nationwide qualify. This year, only 1,717 facilities met the selection criteria.

Based on the premise that facility excellence reflects leadership excellence, this award recognizes the leadership at Sagepoint Senior Living Services during 2017. Eligibility for this award is based on three years of skilled nursing facility survey data, including the Health, Safety, and Surveys, as well as top performance on designated Quality Measures.

“We would like to thank our fantastic staff for all of their hard work,” remarks Teresa Robinson, VP of Clinical Services. “We simply could not have achieved this honor without them and this award is truly a testament to the high quality of care provided here at Sagepoint each and every day.” The Facility Leadership Award was introduced in 2008 by one of ACHCA’s most revered leaders, the late Eli Pick. This award is presented annually in memory of Eli, a consummate member of ACHCA, dedicated to advancing professionalism and leadership in long term care.

Sagepoint Wins Two Gold Awards in National Healthcare Marketing Competition

La Plata, MD (May 3, 2018) – Sagepoint Senior Living Services’ Community Education Series event, Having “THE” Conversation: Talking With Loved Ones About Their Wishes, earned a 2018 Gold Aster Award* in the national competition that recognizes excellence in healthcare marketing and advertising. Sagepoint’s invitation for their Invite-Only Preview of their brand new rehabilitation center, designed by Jessie Jowett from Quality Printers in White Plains, MD, also earned a 2018 Gold Aster Award.

Director of Marketing, Kelsey Pearson, remarks, “We are very honored to continue to receive national recognition for our marketing efforts here at Sagepoint. We are privileged to serve families in Southern Maryland and are proud to communicate the great work done by our staff, every day. It is wonderful to be recognized for our marketing efforts.”

In 2018, the Aster Awards received thousands of entries from hospitals, health systems, nonprofit public health organizations, and advertising/PR firms around the United States as well as several foreign countries.  All entries were reviewed by a panel of industry experts and were scored on multiple criteria against similar-sized organizations in their specific groups and categories.

Awards were issued for entries that received top marks from judges placing them in the top 16% of the nation for advertising excellence. Judging criteria included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal.

*Top 5% in nation

Sagepoint Senior Living Services was selected as the 2017 Chamber Non-Profit of the Year by the Charles County Chamber of Commerce. This award recognizes a Charles County Chamber organization that exemplifies high standards of ethics in public service. As a non-profit organization founded more than 40 years ago, Sagepoint is an organization dedicated to helping older adults age well and ensuring that families feel at peace knowing their loved one is thriving in a safe, nurturing environment. Sagepoint has built strong relationships with local health providers, faith organizations and community resources to provide a continuum of the best care for our senior residents. Sagepoint is uniquely able to reinvest their resources into better serving our residents and community rather than for-profit investors.

Just a Few of the Ways Sagepoint Senior Living Services Cares for the Community:

• Recognized as a Five Star Medicare rated community demonstrating our commitment to providing the highest quality care.

• Sagepoint earned the 2018 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award from the American College of Healthcare Administrators. Only 11% of top-performing communities in the U.S. achieve this recognition.

• Sagepoint partners with the College of Southern Maryland by providing a site for the College’s nursing assistant students and nursing students to complete their required clinical rotations.

• Sagepoint sponsors a no cost Geriatric Nursing Assistant training program which prepares students for a career in senior care. Additionally, Sagepoint pays for the students’ licensure upon successful completion of the program.

• Sagepoint has participated in research with the Erickson School Management of Aging Services located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

• Sagepoint has recently launched their Community Education Series- a series of free events educating members of the Southern Maryland community on a variety of topics relating to health and aging.

VP of Development Joyce Riggs remarks, “We are very thrilled to be chosen as the 2017 Charles County Chamber of Commerce’s Non-Profit of the Year! As the only non-profit provider of senior services in Charles County, we work hard to be the trusted provider of care and resources for seniors and their families throughout their journey.”

We would like to give a BIG thank you to the Town of La Plata for awarding our resident, Joanne Ellison, a $500 grant for the beautification of our grounds at Sagepoint Gardens! We would also like to thank the Town staff and the girl scout troop that came out to help make this all possible <3

Sagepoint Senior Living Services is delighted to announce the hiring of Joyce Riggs as Vice President of Development. Riggs began her employment with Sagepoint Senior Living Services on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

As Vice President of Development, Riggs will be responsible for providing overall leadership in the development of Sagepoint’s Foundation, including its strategic direction, planning, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive fundraising program on behalf of the organization.

“I am pleased to advise Joyce Riggs has joined the Sagepoint team,” remarks Bill Holman, President/CEO for Sagepoint Senior Living Services. “Riggs’ experience in development and community relations will be a valuable asset to our team as we work to develop our foundation to further support seniors and their families throughout Southern Maryland.”
Riggs brings to Sagepoint Senior Living Services years of experience in development and community relations. Prior to joining the Sagepoint team, Riggs spent more than 9 years as the Director of Community Development and Planning where she managed the hospital’s marketing, community health and communications. In addition to her role at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, Riggs also held several positions at the former Civista Medical Center to include Director of the Women’s Health Center.

Markets, He Wrote: How Economic Performance Shapes Retirement by Anirban Basu

When: Wednesday, September 13th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Where: Waldorf Jaycees- 3090 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601

RSVP: http://bit.ly/RetirementEconomics (Though the event is free, we ask that you RSVP so that we can plan accordingly. The first 50 to register will receive a free copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement by Hans Scheil.)

Have you established your financial goal for retirement? If you haven’t, you are hardly alone. Only forty one percent of workers have even attempted to determine how much they will require in savings to retire comfortably. Many of those who have tried to figure this out are just guessing, or so it would seem. Anirban has more on this story.

Markets, He Wrote: How Economic Performance Shapes Retirement is the fourth of Sagepoint’s Community Education Series. The purpose of this series is to help educate members of the Southern Maryland community on a variety of topics related to healthcare and aging. We hope that you will benefit from this informative session and find it useful for you and your family.

About Anirban Basu

Anirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Pennsylvania and Indonesia. The firm provides strategic analytical services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical systems, government agencies, and real estate developers among others.

He currently lectures at Johns Hopkins University in Global Strategy. He has also taught international economics, urban economics, micro- and macroeconomics at Hopkins.

In both 2007 and 2016, the Daily Record newspaper selected Mr. Basu as one of Maryland’s 50 most influential people. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.

Mr. Basu earned his B.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1990. He earned his Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and his Master’s in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. His Juris Doctor was earned at the University Of Maryland School Of Law.

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