AASC Board Chair bids farewell after three strong years of leadership!
It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago I became acquainted with the American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC). At the time, the service coordinators of Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (EHDOC)...
AASC welcomes incoming Board Chair and former Vice Chair!
As the incoming Chair for the Board of Directors of AASC I want to give a big thank you to the present Board of Directors who have given so much to AASC and the mission of service to our membership.
The profession of service coordination takes a great deal of compassion. As a service coordinator, you are faced with the daily task of serving others. No matter what resident population you work with, it can be a rather emotional experience. So what happens when you begin to notice you’ve focused so much of your attention on assisting others, that you have forgotten about your needs?
Americans today are living longer and leading more productive lives as they age. Most prefer to stay in their own homes and often they are faced with living alone. The conundrum becomes their wish to remain independent and the realization that their lifestyle can sometimes be dangerous to their well being.
For this Member Spotlight we interviewed Kelly D. Green, Service Coordinator Program Director for KMG Prestige in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
We asked Kelly, a service coordinator program director of 5 years, a series of questions to get an inside perspective of what it's like to work as a quality assurance professional.
1. Describe what brought you to the profession?
I had an acquaintance who contacted me about doing QA for three grants back in 2003.
In any profession, time management and organization skills are essential to ensuring all of your assignments and projects receive equal attention. The service coordinator profession is no exception, between focusing enough attention on the property’s residents, to making sure all other administrative duties are met, the position can at times be very stressful.
For service coordinators who find themselves having to split their time between multiple properties, time management and organization skills are even more crucial to the success of their programs.
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In any profession, time management and organization skills are essential to ensuring all of your assignments and projects receive equal attention. The service coordinator profession is no exception, between focusing enough attention on the property’s residents, to making sure all other administrative duties are met, the position can at times be very stressful.