Scottsbluff, Neb., – Amy Longmore, activities coordinator at The Village at Regional West, was awarded the 2015 National Assisted Living Week Programming Award from the Nebraska Assisted Living Association at its spring convention in Kearney. The Village will celebrate with a cake reception on May 20 at 3 p.m. in the Assisted Living Commons.

Longmore was recognized for successfully incorporating the theme, “The Magic of Music,” into National Assisted Living Week activity plans. The implementation of those plans resulted in outstanding special activities and community events for Village residents, families, staff, and volunteers to enjoy.

“Amy led our team to deliver a great week of fun for all.  We are grateful to be recognized at this level and for the acknowledgement Amy received for providing excellence in the work she does on a daily basis,” said Karen Vorse, administrator of The Village.

“Nebraska is filled with people like Amy Longmore who are providing quality care to assisted living facility residents every day. It is our pleasure to recognize Amy in this way,” said Heath Boddy, President and CEO of NALA.

More than 600 nursing home and assisted living facility owners, administrators, staff, and vendors participated in the four-day convention.

The Village at Regional West, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is a retirement community in Scottsbluff with 57 independent living apartments and 43 assisted living apartments.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.