Georgia Crump Award

Certified Nursing Assistant, Jessica Maynor with the Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System was recently honored with MemoryCare’s 2023 Georgia Crump Certified Nursing Assistants Award at MAHEC’s CNA conference. Certified Nursing Assistants, Kyle Foreman from Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, and Christina Testerman from the Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System were also recognized as finalists. The Georgia Crump Award, awarded annually since 2003, was established to honor nursing assistants for the heroic work they do every day. It was named to honor Georgia Crump, LPN, in recognition of her passion and dedication for improving working conditions and educational opportunities for nursing assistants.

Jessica Maynor (shown left), the 2023 Georgia Crump Certified Nursing Assistant Recognition Award recipient, has been a nursing assistant for 15 years and currently is employed by the Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System. Jessica was nominated by Amanda Graves. They wrote, “Ms. Maynor is a team player. She is always willing to jump and help when needed. She keeps calm in critical situations and executes all duties delegated to her.” and, “When sitting one to one with a patient, she takes the time to talk with the patient or find ways to communicate with them in a therapeutic way.””

Thank you Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, the Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System, and MAHEC for helping facilitate the presentation of this award!

If you are interested in joining our communication list to receive a form to nominate a CNA for future award periods, please email stavish@memorycare.org.

MemoryCare is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to caring for older adults with memory disorders as well as providing education and support for their caregivers and the community.