Who Are CareStars?
CareStars are exceptional and committed post-acute care health, mental health, and social services workers making a difference in clients’ lives in communities and home settings
What are the CareStar Awards?
The CareStar Awards recognize and highlight the work and contributions of post-acute care workers in 2023— the focus is on home care workers—bringing greater awareness to the importance of home and community-based services to the New York medical ecosystem.
Q. What are the requirements of the nomination process?
The nomination is an online process. You can access the nomination form at https://carestaraward.com/nominate-a-carestar. The nominator should complete demographics information for the nominee, including a maximum of 200 words or less or a video submission of fewer than 3 minutes to explain how the nominee meets the criteria of a CareStar.
Q. Can a home care worker be nominated for more than one award category?
Yes, the home care worker can be nominated for up to two categories. The nominator should nominate the home care worker for the category that best represents their strengths and contributions.
Q. What are the awards categories and how many awards will be given in each category?
The persons with the highest scores will receive the awards.
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- Compassion, Conqueror, Longevity, Advocate, and Elevation Awards – Three awards will be given to the top-three nominees in each category.
- County Pride Award – Six (6) awards to the nominees with the highest overall scores in Kings, Bronx, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Nassau counties.
- CareStar of the Year Award – To be awarded to the nominee with the highest overall score.
Q. Who may nominate someone for a CareStar award?
A caregiver can be nominated by their employer, community social program, or a patient. Any nominations with endorsements from community leaders, professionals, or co-workers will have an edge in the shortlisting process.
Q. I know the perfect person to nominate. However, I’m hesitant about my writing or verbal skills. What advice can you give? What are the judges looking for in a winning entry?
Professional writing or verbal skills are optional for writing a good entry. After giving a brief background on the nominee, remember to provide specific examples of why that person deserves the award. Does he/she go out of his/her way to help patients? Give two examples. Do they always show co-workers how special they are? Give an example. Is there one heroic or meaningful event that stands out? Be as descriptive as possible. Does the nominee participate in good works outside their job? Tell us about them. Remember, the judges don’t know the nominee as well as the nominator – as such, an essay and examples are required. The entries that stand out above the others describe why the nominator and other co-workers believe the nominee is an extraordinary caregiver.
Q. Who can be nominated?
Each nominee, except for the posthumous nominations, must be a home health aide, personal care assistant, or housekeeper who has been working actively for the last 12 months, at least an average of 35 hours per week.
Q. May I submit a posthumous nomination?
One award will be for a home care aide who has contributed to the field. A member of the family or the nominating agency must be able to attend the awards banquet and collect the award.
Q. How is the winner selected?
The winners are selected based on several rounds of activities. The judging committee will contribute to some of the score, in addition to voting from the public.
Q. What does the winner receive?
The CareStar winners receive CareStar plaques, citation, a cash award, and gifts from the event sponsors. The awardees will get one complimentary ticket to attend the awards dinner.
Q. How do we determine the borough/city in which the caregiver is nominated?
The caregiver can self-select the borough to be represented based on their physical address, the address of an agency where the caregiver has worked for more than 12 months, or the city of a client where the caregiver has worked for at least 12 months. If the caregiver uses the city of the client, the caregiver or the agency must be able to provide proof of the length of work.
Q. What is the timeline of the awards and award activities?
Visit carestarawards.com for more information on the timeline of the activities.
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