VALA Diamond Awards
NEW FOR 2026: All submissions to be made online:
To submit an awards nomination*, please click the appropriate category below and fill out the linked online nomination form:
- Assisted Living Administrator of the Year Award
- Assisted Living Caregiver of the Year Award
- Assisted Living Support Staff of the Year Award
- Assisted Living Best Practices Award
Do you know someone who stands out in the assisted living industry? Have they demonstrated outstanding leadership through their dedication to the assisted living industry, to their staff, and to the residents and families they serve? If so, please help us recognize them by nominating them for the VALA DIAMOND AWARDS! The annual Diamond Award Presentation will be held as part of the Virginia Assisted Living Fall Conference.
- Assisted Living Administrator of the Year Award - recognizes assisted living administrators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership through their dedication to the assisted living industry, to their staff, and to the residents and families they serve.
- Assisted Living Caregiver of the Year Award - recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding residential care in assisted living through their services to residents and their family members.
- Assisted Living Support Staff of the Year Award - recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding support in assisted living through their services to residents and their family members.
- Assisted Living Best Practices Award - recognizes assisted living communities who create innovative programs or unique approaches to provide the best service possible to its residents, employees, guests, and local community.
- Senior Living Advocate of the Year Award - recognizes an individual or an organization that consistently advocates for Virginia’s seniors and the assisted living industry in partnership with VALA.
- Senior Living Champion of the Year Award - recognizes legislators that advocate for the prioritization and preservation of assisted living as a chosen long-term care housing option for Virginia's seniors and an admirable profession for Virginia's students and workforce.
All nominations for the Virginia Assisted Living Diamond Awards must be received at the VALA office by May 15 of the year for consideration.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Virginia Assisted Living Association presented the VALA Diamond Awards at the Virginia Assisted Living Annual Fall Conference. We applaud each of the recipients for providing outstanding care on behalf of Virginia's assisted living industry! Please join us in congratulating the 2025 Virginia Assisted Living Diamond Awards Recipients...
Congratulations to Ashley Beckett for being selected as the recipient of the 2025 Administrator of the Year VALA Diamond Award!
Congratulations to Harpreet Kaur for being selected as a recipient of the 2025 Assisted Living Caregiver of the Year VALA Diamond Award!
Congratulations to Sabrina Hartsfield for being selected as the recipient of the 2025 Assisted Living Support Staff of the Year VALA Diamond Award!
Congratulations to Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg with their "Welcome Home Program" for being selected as the recipient of the 2025 Assisted Living Best Practice of the Year VALA Diamond Award!
Congratulations to Ed Corbeil for being selected as the recipient of the 2025 Senior Living Advocate of the Year VALA Diamond Award!
Congratulations to Senator Barbara J. Favola for being selected as the recipient of the 2025 Senior Living Champion of the Year VALA Diamond Awards!
