Ask the staff at
The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center how to describe
Tiffany Fager, and words such as resourceful, motivated, proactive, can-do attitude,
go-to person, always smiling, and easy to approach are often used. This
is why Tiffany has earned Campbell County Health’s Legend Award.
For those who don't know, CCH defined a Legend as, “those people
who have left a permanent impression on our minds because of their deeds
and actions. Ongoing demonstration of hard work, compassion, and a reputation
for greatness make someone a legend.”
Tiffany Fager is the Administrative Secretary at The Legacy. She started
as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in September 1998 at Pioneer Manor, and has transferred to different
roles, but always continued to work at the long-term care center in Gillette, Wyoming.
Colleagues will tell you that Tiffany comes to work daily with CCH’s
mission in mind and delivers excellent resident care—she inspires
others in the building to work toward the goal of providing excellence
every day.
“Tiffany is a tremendous asset to me, and I value her contribution
to the excellence every day that The Legacy provides to our residents
and staff,” says Legend
Jonni Belden, RN, Vice President of Continuing Health Services. “Tiffany is always
two steps ahead and proactive in all of her tasks.”
CCH Legend
Mary Barks, Resident and Family Relations Coordinator at The Legacy, calls Tiffany
THE hub of information at the long-term care center.
“Because of her team skills, Tiffany enjoys an excellent relationship
with employees, leaders and executives throughout CCH, which opens up
her resourcefulness to a level very few have across our organization,”
says Mary. “This is a reflection of Tiffany’s ability to connect
to people of all levels, and to build strong relationships, which only
helps all of us who work at The Legacy to perform our jobs better. Tiffany’s
‘can do’ attitude is never wavering.”
In her nomination form, colleague
Chelsey Petersen, RN, Administrative Director of Nursing at The Legacy, wrote: “Tiffany
actively seeks out residents and their families to ask them how they are
doing, and takes immediate action to resolve any concerns. Tiffany’s
resourcefulness is reflected in our residents’ daily lives. She
plays a pivotal part in updating our
Facebook Group, which helps facilitate out-of-town family members of residents to stay
present in their loved ones lives.”
Tiffany is the go-to person, regardless of the role an employee is in.
She is easy to approach and will always make time to help colleagues find
answers to problems. According to colleague
Heather Whitt, there is no job Tiffany won’t do at The Legacy—and Heather
also calls her a wealth of knowledge.
“Sharing an office with Tiffany, I see first hand how much she does
for The Legacy. Even when her plate is full she never seems overwhelmed.
She does any task timely with a smile on her face,” says Heather.
“If she sees something out of place or not right, she fixes it.
If she notices someone doing something they shouldn’t, she is the
first to help correct them them; and not in a rude way.”
Tiffany’s nomination form described her efforts to create bereavement
support for resident family members and staff at the time of a resident’s
passing. She ensures through the use of the Life Lantern that family members
know how much staff at The Legacy cared for their loved one. She also
makes sure that sympathy cards are signed and mailed to family members
expressing our wishes for the family.
“I am proud to work with a wonderful team who are committed to providing
a loving and safe home to our residents,” says Tiffany. “Everyone
gives 100% of themselves every day to make The Legacy a
five-star facility. Since day one, every day has been a learning opportunity. I enjoy being
everyone’s go-to girl, a jack-of-all-trades and take pride in doing
my job well. Making everyone else’s jobs easier is what I try to
do every day.”
The nomination form also mentioned that Tiffany coordinates the weekly
safety rounds at The Legacy, which requires her to lead 15 people to complete
a safety survey. This survey helps keep residents and staff safe in the
building. She also proactively manages contracts, policies and communications
with providers, which helps the organization control costs while providing
quality care.
“Excellence every day to me is simple: it means being kind and helpful
to every person I encounter,” Tiffany says. “It means that
I’m lending a helping hand to my co-workers, seeing when they are
struggling and being there for them. I’m always striving to do my
best for our residents and my co-workers.”
When Tiffany isn’t working, she enjoys spending as much time with
her family as possible. Tiffany has been married to her husband, Jerry,
for 26 years now, and they have an 11-year-old daughter, Marlee.
“We typically camp from February through November, and you can find
us scouting new locations every weekend,” she says. Tiffany spends
much of her spare time helping her daughter with a variety of school events,
as well as spending extra time with the residents at the special events
staff put together at The Legacy.
“I am extremely honored and humbled to be recognized for the work
I do,” says Tiffany. “I just want to do a good job every day
for the people I work with and for.”
Tiffany, thank you for being committed to providing the best level of care
to The Legacy residents and treating our resident’s families with
compassion and respect. You are truly an example of Excellence Every Day.
Congratulations.