Andelcare Named BBB's 2011 Western Washington Business Of The Year

Andelcare, a Bellevue-based in-home care provider, is the recipient of the Better Business Bureau's 2011 Western Washington Business of the Year Torch Award.

2011-05-04

BELLEVUE, WA, May 04, 2011 (Press-News.org) "This award validates all those years of hard, hard work, sleepless nights and time spent building and uniting a really great team of people," said owner Marla Beck. "Our number one focus is excellence of care for our senior-aged clients. Our caregivers enrich lives by preserving the stability, dignity, security and independence enjoyed by aging-adults when they continue to live in the comfort their own homes."
Nominated for demonstrating exemplary business practices, Andelcare was selected after third-party volunteer judges scored entries based on customer service, community involvement and innovative business practices.
"Andelcare demonstrated a business model structured around providing not just great customer service, but also a work environment where people are rewarded for excellence in service," said the 2011 awards' judge, William Wood. Wood is general manager of Empire Today in Kent and was BBB's 2010 Western Washington Large Business of the Year.
Andelcare serves King and Snohomish Counties. Opened in 2003, Andelcare provides companionship, homemaking, personal care and nursing services for the elderly, the disabled, and patients recovering from surgery and hospitalization. Andelcare employs more than 100.

Andelcare's prior award recognitions include the Association of Washington Business "Better Workplace Awards" in 2009, 2010, and 2011 for their Job Training and Advancement Award and the 2011 Innovative Benefits and Compensation Award; the 2009 and 2010 "Corporate Citizenship Award," recognizing Andelcare as one of the top 75 corporate philanthropists in the Puget Sound Region; the regional recipient of the 2010 AT&T Innovator of the Year Award; and in 2010 the Puget Sound Business Journal recognized Andelcare as one of Washington's 100 fastest-growing private companies.

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