Practitioner Award

The OAGE Practitioner of the Year Award recognizes individuals and/or organizations in Ohio's aging network (e.g. area agencies on aging, senior centers, nursing homes, home health agencies, nutrition programs, long term care ombudsman programs) that have either:

The first recipient (2005) of the OAGE Practitioner of the Year Award was the late Bonnie Walson, Founding Director of Heritage Day Health Centers in central Ohio.

The award is presented at the OAGE's annual conference.

 

Past Recipients

The Ohio Department of Aging recognizes those honored by placing their names on a plaque hanging in the lobby of the state office.

Name

Year

Affiliation

Bonnie Walson

2005

Founding Director of Heritage Day Health Centers

Kaye Inoshita

2006

Ombudsman Program Director, Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.

Dr. Kyle R. Allen, D.O.

2007

Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Medical Director of Post Acute Senior Services, Summa Health Systems

Debby Allen

2008

Long Term Care Ombudsman, Northeast Ohio