The Lakes at Litchfield’s Ashley Evans Wins 2022 Supernova Award
Care Services Lifestyle Advisor Takes Home Highest Honor
The Supernova Award is the highest individual honor that our company gives and each year. One individual on the leadership team at The Lakes at Litchfield is voted by their colleagues as the community’s Supernova based on an assortment of criteria. Each year during the Senior Living Communities Annual Meeting, the winner is revealed and given a customized crystal award at the company’s formal Supernova Awards Evening. The criteria for voting is based on upholding our company’s mission to be caring professionals dedicated to quality services. Additionally, this individual will consistently deliver excellent customer service (to Members, families, and colleagues), lead positively with integrity, take accountability, put the team before themselves, and embody the company’s vision to create communities where people live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
This year, we are proud to congratulate our Care Services Lifestyle Advisor, Ashley Evans as the recipient of the 2022 Lakes at Litchfield Supernova Award. This honor was bestowed at the Senior Living Communities Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 28th at The Omni Grove Park Inn, in Asheville, North Carolina. As a Lifestyle Advisor, Ashley is a knowledgeable and detailed-oriented professional who guides prospective Members through their retirement journey, finding solutions for their particular needs. She also serves as a key marketing contact for their campus in the greater community.
Ashley grew up living the lake life in Lake Wylie, South Carolina and moved to Myrtle Beach seven years ago. She’s passionate about her position as a Care Services Lifestyle Advisor and feels like every position that she held before this one has led her to Brightwater. Ashley is dedicated to helping seniors and their families find the best solutions and feels like this role gives her the opportunity to do just that every day! She believes in living life to the fullest. “Life is short so I focus on the things that matter – which aren’t things at all! Time with family and friends creating memories and having new experiences is what it’s all about.”
Interview with 2022 Director of the Year, Ashley Evans
Congratulations on being chosen as a Supernova! How do you feel?
I am honored to be chosen as The Lakes at Litchfield Supernova! It meant the world to me to hear what our team thinks about me! Then when the word got out to our community the emails, texts, and calls from our Members and their family members started and that has just been icing on the cake!
What’s your favorite part about your position?
It’s the relationships that I have built with our residents and their families! I took care of my Aunt Grace in my home for 8 years and now I take care of everyone else’s aunt! I understand the needs of the influencer because I lived it myself! I love helping them through the challenges and celebrating the successes!
What do you want people to know about working in a retirement community?
It isn’t sad! So many people say “oh that would be sad, losing so many people.” I am fulfilled by the work I do! I know that I am making a difference every day by bringing a smile, alleviating a fear, celebrating a success or birthday or anniversary! There is joy every day here!
What is your favorite thing about working for Senior Living Communities?
WOW! This company is truly amazing and I don’t just say that! I am connected to this company more than I have ever been with any other! Senior Living Communities and Live Long Well Care does it right! I feel supported and appreciated and empowered! I get to do what I love everyday with people that love it as much as I do!
What’s a quote or inspirational words that influence/impact you and why?
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain!” and “I cannot change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails!”
I love them both and the meaning is basically the same! Life is hard sometimes, and it isn’t always fair, but how we react is within our control. I have been through some really great and some really hard times in my life, but I wouldn’t be the person I am today without those experiences. I am thankful for everything that I have faced, good and bad, to get me to where I am today!
Positions that are eligible to vote and win the Supernova Award include: HR Director, Business Manager, Assistant Business Manager, Care Services Administrator, Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Resident Care Director, Lifestyle Advisor, Lifestyle Advisor – Care Services, Transition Specialist, Social Director, Wellness Director, Director of Facility Services, Director of Dining Services, Executive Chef, Client Services Manager (Live Long Well Care).
