11/13/2025
HUGE CONGRATS to our very own Joy W., Pennsylvania Homecare Association's Direct Care Worker of the Year for the PA Central Region! 🎉💙👼
Yesterday, during Care at Home Month, we celebrated the extraordinary caregivers honored at PHA’s 2025 Direct Care Worker of the Year Awards.
Each year, we recognize individuals whose compassion, steadiness, and skill allow Pennsylvanians to remain safely at home. This year’s honorees represent the very best of home-based care:
Statewide Winner
• Celeste A. BAYADA Home Health Care
Regional Winners
• Eastern Region: Marilyn S., Visiting Nurse Association Community Services
• Central Region: Joy W., Visiting Angels of York
• Western Region: Tamara H. Caring Mission Home Care
They were selected from more than 170 nominations submitted by 113 home care agencies across the Commonwealth. Their stories remind us what true service looks like. They lift up families, preserve dignity, and bring comfort in moments when it is needed most.
We are grateful to every caregiver who was nominated this year. Your work keeps Pennsylvanians safe, supported, and able to live where they feel most at home.
To all Direct Care Workers across the state, thank you for the heart you bring to this profession and the difference you make every day.
Thank you to all our incredible sponsors who made this day possible: Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Caribou Rewards, Preferred Benefits Consultants, Nevvon, Aetna, CareConnect, PA Health & Wellness, Alert Medical Alarms , A Life to Live Home Care, AmeriBest Home Care: 1800-HOMECARE, Aflac, Roger That Photography, CareGivers America.