Winners Will Be Announced at Awards Dinner on June 19

    LANSING, Mich., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Department of Consumer &
 Industry Services Director Kathy Wilbur announced today 76 finalists have been
 selected for the 2002 Governor's Quality Care Awards.  The awards program,
 which was launched by Governor John Engler in 1998, recognizes outstanding
 state-licensed child care homes and centers, before/after school programs,
 nursing homes, hospices, homes for the aged and adult foster care facilities.
 Rules prohibit care professionals from nominating themselves or their own
 facility for the award.
     "We received over 1,000 nominations, which is an indication of the
 exceptional level of quality care available for Michigan's most vulnerable
 residents.  We rely on a team of health care and child care experts, who have
 the difficult job of evaluating the nominations and narrowing the list to just
 a few finalists," said Wilbur.  "While we won't be announcing the winners
 until June, each of these caregivers should be applauded for reaching the high
 level of professionalism and dedication it takes just to reach the finalist
 level."
     Wilbur and her staff are currently in the process of visiting the 76
 finalists for an on-site review, which will help determine the winners of the
 2002 Governor's Quality Care Award.  The finalists will be invited to an
 awards dinner on Wednesday, June 19 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing
 where the winners will be announced.
     The team, which reviewed the nominations, included representatives of the
 Office of Services to the Aging; Family and Children's Services of
 Midland/Child Care Concepts; Michigan State University, Child and Family Care
 Resources; Michigan Assisted Living Association; Michigan Association of Homes
 & Services to the Aging; Health Care Association of Michigan; Telamon
 Corporation; BEAM, the Eden Alternative Project; and CIS' Adult Foster Care,
 Child Care, and Health Facility Licensing Divisions.
 
 
                  2002 Governor's Quality Care Award Finalists
 
     Adult Foster Care Facilities
 
     Cindy's Place, Traverse City
     Country Corners, Fennville
     Country Estate for Ladies, Clarkston
     Emmons Adult Foster Care Home, Bark River
     Farmington Hospice Home #1, Farmington Hills
     Golden Beach Manor, Millersburg
     Morning Glory House, Parchment
     Northern Home, Marquette
     Nottingham Place, Midland
     Rosewood AFC of DeWitt, DeWitt
     Sacred Heart Adult Foster Care Home, Gregory
     Serenity Acres, Bellevue
     Toy House Retirement Home, Suttons Bay
     Waffles AFC Home, Central Lake
 
 
     Before and After School Programs
 
     Utica Community Schools, Sterling Heights
 
 
     Child Care Centers
 
     Appletree Christian Learning Center, Grandville
     Assumption Nursery School, St. Clair Shores
     Country Schoolhouse Day Care Center, Escanaba
     Creative Kids Learning Center, Brighton
     Eastside Community Preschool, Kalamazoo
     Forest Park Community Schools - Forest Park Daycare, Crystal Falls
     Generations Child Development Center, Grand Rapids
     Kids Kingdom Day Care Center, Rockford
     Leelanau Children's Center, Leland
     Little Howeller's, Howell
     Mancelona Public Schools - Mancelona Daycare, Mancelona
     Milford Montessori School, Milford
     Mister McGregor's Garden Children's Center, Marquette
     Play and Learn Children's Place, Saline
     St. Christopher's Day School, Marquette
     St. Paul Early Childhood Center, Ann Arbor
     The Learning Village, Kalamazoo
     Van Buren Public Schools - Preprimary Impaired Program, Belleville
 
 
     Home for the Aged
 
     Bishop Hills Elder Care, Rockford
     Summit Park Assisted Living Center, Jackson
 
 
     Hospice
 
     Mid-Michigan Visiting Nurse Association, Midland
 
 
     Family/Home Child Day Care (1-6 Children)
 
     Lynnette Bottenfield, Byron Center
     Tara Bruce Daycare, Gladstone
     Clementine Cheeks - Ms. Clem's Home Day Care, Detroit
     Beth Fryer - Teddy Bear Day Care and Preschool, Traverse City
     Hyesum Gosserand - Honey Bunny Day Care, Ypsilanti
     Diane Soper, Midland
     Tracy Willet Daycare, Grand Rapids
 
 
     Group/Home Child Day Care (Up to 12 Children)
 
     Tami Beeson - Kids' Land Daycare, St. Louis
     Terence Bond - The Discovery Place, Pontiac
     Robin Hall - Robin's Nest, Walker
     Denise Kern - Charmwood Circle Child Care, Port Huron
     Angela Mann - Angie's Daycare, Royal Oak
     Debi Metevia - Little Cherub's Childcare, Bay City
     Lisa Michalsky - Lisa's Laugh and Learn Daycare, Bay City
     Robyn Morgan - Robyn's Roost, Boyne City
     Kelly Murley - Kelly's Kids, West Bloomfield
     Sara Nisanov - Wee Ones Daycare, Grand Rapids
     Judy Ripke - Grandma Judy's Day Care, Midland
     Dawn Schneider - Rainbow Place, St. Johns
     Rena Shah - Happy Days Nursery, West Bloomfield
     Nancy Tipton - Aunt Nancy's Day Care, Eau Claire
     Kelly Vaughn - Kelly's Home Away From Home, Canton
 
 
     Nursing Homes
 
     Birchwood Nursing Center, Traverse City
     Bortz Health Care of Traverse City, Traverse City
     Cass County Medical Care Facility, Cassopolis
     Evangelical Home - Port Huron, Fort Gratiot
     Evangelical Home - Saline, Saline
     Grandvue Medical Care Facility, East Jordan
     Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls
     Lapeer County Medical Care Facility, Lapeer
     Lenawee Medical Care Facility, Adrian
     Mackinac Straits Health Care, St. Ignace
     Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility, Coldwater
     Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire
     Mid-Michigan Stratford Village, Midland
     St. Mary's Nursing Home, St. Clair Shores
     Tendercare Clare, Clare
     Tendercare Greenview, Alpena
     Tendercare Munising, Munising
     The Gilbert Residence, Ypsilanti
 
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SOURCE  Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services