09/11/2025
Long post, but worth it as we get to recognize someone special. Today we wrapped up the Care Providers Oklahoma Fall Fair Convention and we were able to celebrate several things: we were officially awarded the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award, but we’re particularly proud of two great people that work with us: Angela Whitely and Rita Goodrich! We will be sharing another post soon for Rita’s recognition and our Bronze Quality Award, but Angie was selected and won the Unsung Hero Award! Please help us congratulate her!
Being the unsung hero she is, you may not know her, so we included her nomination letter here:
Picture the building before dawn. Hallways are dark, soda machine humming, a single office light glowing behind a cracked‑open door. That light is Angie’s. While most of us are getting comfortable at home after a shift of work, she’s already untangling a week’s worth of hiring packets, background checks, and payroll quirks so the rest of us can simply clock in and care for residents without a hitch.
Angie is the quiet engine that keeps Beadles moving. HR is only a hint at who she really is. The heart of Angie’s work beats loudest in the small, unseen moments like when, early in the morning, a nurse’s battery died in sub‑zero windchill. Before anyone could post the shift to the group chat, Angie was already backing her SUV out of the driveway, texting, “I’ll swing by and get you in five.” She doesn’t have to be the facility shuttle; she chooses to be, time and again, whenever a tire blows, a starter quits, or a pay period stretches a little farther than a tank of gas. Ask around, and you’ll hear the same refrain:
“Angie caught my license renewal two months early and even filled out the envelope.”
“She stayed past midnight fixing W‑2s so no one’s refund would be late.”
“She found me in the hall just to ask how my son’s first T‑ball game went.”
“She sat with me after shift and filed three years of back taxes. I walked out with refunds I never knew I could get.”
“She noticed my health insurance premium hadn’t cleared, and before I could panic, she’d chased down the broker, updated the paperwork, and guaranteed my coverage never lapsed.”
“She drove a brand‑new trainee who hadn’t even clocked her first hour to the hospital and waited until she was safely back home. All on Angie’s dime and her own time and gas.”
“When my addiction hit rock bottom, Angie helped me find a rehab bed, filled out the FMLA paperwork, and checked up on me after I was settled in.”
“She called landlords until she found me a place I could afford so I could have overnight visitations with my five‑year‑old. I moved in on a Friday and was able to see my kid again.”
When tempers flare, or misunderstandings spark, Angie is the calm in the eye of the storm. She coaches supervisors and even me on the right words, reminding us to lead with empathy, cite policy without sounding punitive, and end every meeting with a clear, fair plan. Thanks to her, grievances become growth moments, write‑ups become coaching, and accountability never loses its humanity. She makes each of us sharper professionals and, in turn, better caretakers of our residents.
There is so much more that I could easily write several thousand more words, but I want you, Angie, to know that we see you. Thank you for all that you do and for having everyone’s back all the time (for over ten years!). We appreciate you more than you know and are grateful you are with us. Our true unsung hero, Angela Whitely
