Stephen M. Vozzella, BA, ACC
- Director of Activities and Volunteers, Copper Ridge
- vozzells@emaseniorcare.org
Biography
Stephen Vozzella has been the Director of Activities and Volunteer Services at Copper Ridge since 1995. He graduated from Western Maryland College in 1991 and received his Certification as Activity Director in 1996 and as an Activity Consultant in 2007. His research has focused on “creating successful Activity environments” for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
He was appointed as a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1999. He was nominated as Health Care Hero in 2004.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Western Maryland College, Major: Sociology
Memberships
- Member NAAP, 1993 to Present
- Member MACS, 1993 to Present
- State Board Member of MACS 2008 - present
- Secretary of MAC’S Region II, Summer 1996 to 1998
- Education Chairman of 2001 MACS 24th Annual Conference – hired and coordinated all presenters for 2.5 day conference attended by 175 statewide activity professionals
Selected Publications
- Creating a Successful Activities Environment, Caring(a newsletter for caregivers), November, 1996
- Key Elements to Activity Programming for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia, Care Ways, May, 1999
- Politis, Vozzella, Mayer, Onyike, Baker, Lyketsos: A randomized, controlled, clinical trial of activity therapy for apathy in patients with dementia residing in long term care, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2004; 19: 1087-1094
- Vozzella, Stephen: Sensory Stimulation in Dementia Care Why it is important and how to implement it Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Vol. 23, No. 2, pp 102-113
Awards
- Best Practices in Dementia Care - Activities 1998
- Employee of the Year 1994, Manor Care Ruxton
- EMA Presidential Award Winner - 2003
- Health Care Hero Nominee – Daily Record 2004