December 18, 2000

Contact:

Raymond Abrahamsen
Director of Communications
856-231-1000 x161
e-mail:rabrahamsen@bayada.com
Bayada Nurses Announces New Director

King of Prussia, PA - Bayada Nurses is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Johnson as the new director of the Bayada Nurses King of Prussia office.

Established in June 1991, the King of Prussia office provides a broad spectrum of home health care services, including skilled nursing, therapy, rehabilitation, personal care and home health aides to residents in Chester and Montgomery counties. The office is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), certified by Medicare, and licensed by the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to providing high-quality home care services, the office is continually seeking qualified staff to join its team of RNs, LPNs, Home Health Aides, and therapists.

A resident of Chester County, Johnson has many years of experience in home health care. Most recently, she was Vice President of Operations for HomeNurse, Inc. in Wayne, PA. (HomeNurse merged with Bayada Nurses in July 2001.) Johnson is a graduate of Albright College in Reading, PA and Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia. She is currently completing her MBA in Management at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. Johnson is a committee member of the Pennsylvania Association of Home Health Agencies and a member of the Long-Term Care Consortium of the Main Line.

Founded in 1975, Bayada Nurses is an independently owned home health care agency that employs more than 6,000 nurses, home health aides, and therapists working from more than 60 offices in 11 states.

For more information about home health services or employment opportunities with Bayada Nurses in the King of Prussia area, call 610-992-9200 or visit www.bayada.com.

For an electronic version of this press release, send an e-mail to jlabunetz@bayada.com.

 

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