Van Horn wins award for excellence in senior services

FALLBROOK – Colleen Van Horn, RN is the winner of the 2011 Dorland Health Silver Crown Award recognizing excellence in senior services. Van Horn won in the category of geriatric care manager. This award honors health and human services specialists who assist families who are caring for older relatives.

The Silver Crown Awards seek to honor professionals who stand out for their diligence, their dedication, their leadership, their outcomes production and their overall provision of care. Innovative Healthcare Consultants, where she is the CEO, also received Honorable Mention in the category of (non-medical) Home Health Agency. The Silver Crown Awards honors industry-leading organizations throughout the United States.

Colleen Van Horn began Innovative Healthcare Consultants in June, 1997 with a goal of assisting individuals and their families with the challenges of aging. Van Horn and Innovative strive to maintain the well-being, independence and dignity of the older family member while being sensitive to the family’s needs and resources. Van Horn is also Vice President of the Western Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, an organization dedicated to guiding the older person and their families with much-needed solutions to the myriad of problems that may arise.

To learn more about the award and Innovative, visit

http://www.innovativehc.com.