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IACCPHP Honors Homecare Aide

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The Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers selected Petraq Jakova as the winner of the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award for the northern region.

Lombard location CCP Supervisor In-Charge Nilofer Salman (right) hands Homecare
Aide Petraq Jakova a plaque in honor of being selected as Homecare Aide of the Year
by the Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Lombard location Homecare Aide Petraq Jakova was selected as the northern
region's Homecare Aide of the Year by the Illinois Association of Community Care
Program Homecare Providers. Homecare Aide Aaliyah Ismail (right) from Bolingbrook location received an
Honorable Mention for the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award by
the Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Homecare Aide Asim Khan (center) from Skokie location received an Honorable
Mention for the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award by the Illinois
Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Homecare Aide Babubhai Patel (left) from Mount Prospect location received an
Honorable Mention for the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award by the
Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Homecare Aide Claudia Perezl (left) from Albany Park location received an
Honorable Mention for the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award by
the Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Homecare Aide Feroza Tota (left) from Hanover Park location received an
Honorable Mention for the Mary I. Hill Homecare Aide of the Year Award by
the Illinois Association of Community Care Program Homecare Providers. Lombard location Homecare Aide Petraq Jakova, recipient of the Mary I. Hill
Homecare Aide of the Year Award, has been taking care of clients since 2011.

Petraq has been working with our Lombard location as a caregiver since Sahara opened its doors in 2011. He has a background in physical education-coaching students in track and field and training Olympic athletes in his native Albania. Petraq uses his past experience to help his clients with light exercises.

“I’m very grateful and humbled and I will continue to make my clients’ lives better by bringing my best self to work,” he said in a statement.

Petraq was nominated for the award by Nilofer Salman, CCP Supervisor-In Charge of our Lombard location.

“Mr. Jakova has been extraordinary working as a Homecare Aide for many years and his dedication to this role has far exceeded any expectations,” she said. “His easy-going attitude, adaptability, and adjusting according to the client’s needs is exemplary and we appreciate all the help he has given us during the pandemic.”

Several other Homecare Aides were also recognized by IACCPHP for their work with Honorable Mentions.

  • Aaliya Ismail, Bolingbrook
  • Asim Khan, Skokie
  • Babubhai Patel, Mount Prospect
  • Claudia Perez, Albany Park
  • Feroza Tota, Hanover Park