Independant Practitioner of the Year

Independant Practitioner of the Year Award

Ohio Health Care Association 2010

Dr. Robert Cluxton, Pharmacy Consultant

Alois Alzheimer Center, Cincinnati

Robert J. Cluxton, PharmD, is the Pharmacy/Research Consultant at the Alois Alzheimer Center. Concinnati. For 20 years Robert has made weekly rounds with the medical director and other physicians. He is an unpaid consultant, but is deeply devoted to the residents and the care they receive. He does so only because of his commitment and exceptional dedication to caring for others.

As a professor and consultant in long-term care, Robert provides staff with information on various medications and their side effects, conducting drug research studies that allow residents to reap the benefits much earlier than if they had to wait for FDA approval, and sharing his knowledge with physicians and others to ensure residents receive appropriate medication regimes. He has great respect and compassion for residents and families, and serves as a role model for the students he teaches, wanting them to understand not just the medications and the science behind them, but to see first-hand how they may affect older adults, and the alternatives that may work better.

Following an early stint at the facility for a grant, he asked. "Do you mind if I keep bringing my students here after the grant has ended? I think that the clinical experience prepares them much better for whan they move on to practice on their own." Twenty years later he is still doing just that, bringing students to the facility, and engaging them in multidisciplinary discussions about residents, medications, protocols and treatments.

"Robert has made contributions to the standard of care for residents within our facility," the application states, "and for countless others who benefit from their student experience. We have no doubt former students have moved onto careers with a better understanding that puts respect, caring and resident dignity first."

Congratulations Dr. Cluxton!

Dietary Services Professional of the Year Award

Dietary Services Professional of the Year Award

Ohio Health Care Association 2010

Marlene Stinson, Dietary Aide/Cook

Alois Alzheimer Center, Cincinnati



Marlene Stinson, has served Alois Alzheimer Center in Cincinnati as a Dietary Aide and Cook for the past 11 1/2 years. Though she works in the dietary department, Marlene is always eager to help the nursing department with meals when they are needed elsewhere. She is service-oriented, recognizing that she is there to enhance the lives of the residents, and willing to help them in anyway she can.



"Marlene takes great pride in her work, and will take the extra minute or two to ensure that all food is served at the right temperature, promptly and in an attractive manner," says Amber Adams, Director of Dietary." If she believes a resident is having difficulty, she will first comfort the resident and notify the proper staff member to provide additional assistance, and always follows up with the resident."



According to Adams, Marlene sets the standard for what a dedicated employee should be. She pays attention to all the residents she comes in contact with, always with a smile on her face. She is often observed stopping to help those who seem distressed or in need of assistance. If she is concerned or senses a change in a resident, she will immediately seek out the proper person to notify. Her positive attitude has made her the employee that is selected when new employees need training and guidance.



"Her demeanor is always the same, she steps up to the task at hand and gets it done," says Adams. "It is evident that she is dedicated to the residents, their families and her co-workers.......she is a special person indeed!"



Congratulations Marlene!