Two exceptional home caregivers with Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS) earned the prestigious Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 4^th annual Healthcare Warrior Award. Phillis Fummey and Kimberly Woods-Amato both of Bristol were among the 17 honorees from the healthcare field, including doctors, nurses, homecare aides, and support staff from health agencies, as well as Hamden fire and police. The ceremony was held on April 11, 2024 at Cascade Fine Catering in Hamden CT with host Kathryn Hauser of WTNH Channel 8 News.

“We congratulate Phillis and Kimberly for this recognition and are grateful for their unwavering dedication to their elderly clients,” said Mario D’Aquila, MBA and Chief Operating Officer of the family-owned homecare agency with offices in Cheshire, Putnam and Westport. “Each day, home caregivers make the decision to show up and be there for people who often don’t have anyone else.”

The Hamden mayor, fire and police chiefs were among the more than 150 people who attended the breakfast. The honorees were nominated by their peers and their stories were read to the audience. Each Warrior received a framed certificate and heart shaped award.

D’Aquila shares a summary of Fummey’s nomination; “Phillis has been with ALS as a live-in caregiver since 2020 and with her client for two years. The family of her client wrote a letter to us expressing gratitude for Phillis after her swift action led to her recognizing a severe health problem with her client, went to the ER with her and keep her calm all night.”

Woods-Amato’s nomination was also shared by D’Aquila; “Kimberly is an hourly caregiver with ALS and has an extremely difficult client who has been thru numerous caregivers. Kim stays with her because ‘she needs me.’ Kim even brought her Thanksgiving dinner on her day off and spent her own money on holiday decorations for the client’s home. She helped get the client on Medicaid (not an easy task) so that she can continue to have homecare services.”

The Hamden Chamber of Commerce created the Healthcare Warrior award in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic to “celebrate and shine a light on our local healthcare and essential workers in our community.” The event was held virtually the first year.

“We are thrilled that our valued employees were bestowed with this high-profile award,” said D’Aquila. “Each month, ALS selects five caregivers for our own $1,000 Platinum Caregiver Award because the service they provide is invaluable. External recognition further validates their commitment to excellence.”

About Assisted Living Services, Inc.

Since 1996, award-winning home care agency Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS) in Cheshire, Putnam and Westport has provided quality care to residents across Connecticut. Its unique CarePlus program blends personal care by over 700 employees and caregivers 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.

PHOTO: Two home caregivers with Assisted Living Services (ALS) were honored at the prestigious Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 4^th annual Healthcare Warrior Award ceremony on April 11, 2024 at Cascade Fine Catering in Hamden CT. From left: Nick D’Aquila-ALS Chief Information Officer, Lynne Talbot-ALS Director of Hourly Services & Marketing, award winners Phillis Fummey and Kimberly Woods-Amato of Bristol, Kristin Mercadante-ALS Live-in Service Coordinator and Ingrid Narvaez-ALS Hourly Services Coordinator. Photo courtesy of ALS