Veronica Shand of Hartford was the second member of her family to be acknowledged for going above and beyond with her clients. Veronica was selected as the monthly $5,000 Platinum Caregiver Award winner by Assisted Living Services, Inc. in Cheshire. Her niece and fellow employee, Alican Gardner-Brown won a similar distinction in May, 2020.
“What? Oh my gosh thank you. I don’t believe it!” exclaimed Shand when Mario D’Aquila, MBA and Chief Operating Officer of Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS), presented her with the giant check for March 2021. After Shand mentioned her niece had previously won, she joked “I’m the teacher and showed her how to do things right.”
Shand has been an exemplary caregiver at ALS for almost five years providing “above and beyond” care for clients of the award-winning homecare agency with locations in Cheshire, Clinton and Fairfield.
D’Aquila notes the fact that members of the same family work for ALS is apropos, given that ALS is family-owned company. Mario’s father, Ron D’Aquila, RN, Co-Founder & CEO, was also part of the ALS team that presented Shand with the award. “There is nothing better than giving back to the employees that exceed their call of duty! We appreciate all that you do,” said Mario.
Since 1996, award-winning home care agency Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS) in Cheshire, Clinton and Fairfield has provided quality care to residents across Connecticut. Their unique CarePlus program blends personal care with technological safety and monitoring devices from sister company Assisted Living Technologies, Inc. ALS was ranked on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies and recognized by Home Care Pulse® as a “Best of Home Care Leader In Excellence”, a designation given to the best home care providers in the nation. Learn more by visiting www.assistedlivingct.com or calling 203.634.8668.