Hillcrest Home Care Administrator Krista Upson Honored With Hulda Osborn Award

The Nebraska Home Care Association announced that Krista Upson, RN, BSN has been named a Hulda Osborn Award recipient. Krista is the Administrator of Home Care at Hillcrest Health Services (www.hillcresthealth.com) in Bellevue, and formerly served as the Director of Clinical Services. The Hulda Osborn Award is presented to individuals who make outstanding contributions as caregivers, or have helped advocate or support the homecare industry contributions as caregivers.

Krista has been instrumental in implementing innovative programs in the home health setting that provide a service where gaps in health care often exist. The telehealth program is used to remotely monitor the clients who are at an increased risk for unplanned re-hospitalization, while the palliative care program provides a safety net for those clients who find themselves between being eligible for skilled homecare services and not yet ready to explore hospice services.

Hillcrest Home Care’s wellness services throughout the community promote physical health and well-being through health screening, education and exercise classes. In addition, Krista has led the development of advanced education and training to more effectively manage chronic diseases such as cardiac heart failure (CHF), cardiopulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes.

The Nebraska Home Care Association recognized and thanked Krista and her colleagues for their leadership, dedication, compassionate care and commitment to delivery of quality home and community based healthcare.

For more information about Hillcrest Health Services, visit www.hillcresthealth.com.