In the News

Employee of the Year 2004 Contest Winners:

Since 2004, Neighborhood Senior Care annually awards the winners of the “Employee of the Year” contest for “Making a Difference” in the lives of their clients. Every year, Marie J. Temmink, President and CEO of the organization announces the winners, and presents each of them with certificates and prizes.

A brief history:

1992	AHHNA opens office in downtown Long Beach, CA, and starts operations providing temporary staffing to Home Health Agencies. Its first clients were the VNA (Visiting Nurses Association) of Long Beach, St Mary's Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Pacific Hospital, UCLA, St Joseph Hospital, Orange County, etc.
1993	Receives "Business in Growth" Certification by the California State University, Long Beach.
1994	Receives a second "Business in Growth" Certification by CSULB. The company expands into larger quarters in the same downtown building.
1995	AHHNA expands its services to provide homemaker, companion, personal care assistance, and companion services to communities in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. SCAN Healthplan's Independent Living Power awards a contract to AHHNA to provide home care services to its clients. The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce bestowed AHHNA with the Industry Award honoring the Health Care Industry.
1996	AHHNA becomes a Continuing Education Provider by the Board of Registered Nursing, Sacramento, CA.
1997	AHHNA's Neighborhood Home Health Services division receives its license from the State of California, Department of Health Services, to provide the following services in addition to SKILLED NURSING: Occupational Therapy, Home Health Aide Services, Speech Therapy, Medical Social Services and Physical Therapy.
2001	AHHNA purchases the VNA building from St. Mary's Hospital to accommodate its vastly expanded home care operations, and locate its Neighborhood Senior Care division.
2003	AHHNA's operations are highlighted in a Corporate Presence article by the Long Beach Business Journal. (May).
2004	The company continues to operate Neighborhood Senior Care with a steadily growing customer base of private clients and insurance companies, and is expanding its services to other areas in Southern California.
2005	Daphne M. McCloskey assumes the position of Executive Director and takes over a number of responsibilities from Marie J. Temmink, President and CEO, who will increase her involvement in the company’s strategic positioning. Daphne continues to lead and further develop the company’s information systems. Evelyn Vuillemier joins the organization as Service Manager responsible for the areas of Human Resources, Recruiting and Service Delivery.
2006	Services expanded to the Lancaster/Palmdale areas.
2007	The organization celebrates its 15th anniversary in October !

Publications and Press:

The company and its mission have received numerous mentions in the local and national press. Here are a few excerpts:
Entreprenurse, Washington, DC -	"Home Healthcare Opportunity Knocks: Temmink Answers!" - 11/1992
Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA -	"Nursing service succeeds on speed" - 2/1/1993
Nurseweek, Washington, DC -	"Registry developing new niche in healthcare industry" - 5/22/1993
Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA -	"Nursing network brings care home" - 11/2/1999
Full page article in Long Beach's history book on AHHNA's mission and work in the Long Beach community. (ISBN: 1-886483-48-5) - 2000
Long Beach Business Journal , Long Beach, CA -	"Assisted Living Taking Care of an Aging Population" - 7/29/2001
Long Beach Business Journal , Long Beach, CA -	"Healthcare Industry News in Brief. 10th Anniversary of AHHNA" - 3/11/2002