(KNZA)--Holton Community Hospital Senior Life Solutions program director Jackie Halls has received national recognition.

According to a release from the hospital, Halls has received the national “2020 Program Director of the Year” award.

To date, there are nearly 100 Senior Life Solutions programs across 27 states nationally. The release says top performing employees and programs are recognized annually based on their excellence in demonstrating the program’s values of care, compliance, and community.

This year, a total of five individuals and programs received this significant recognition and nine programs were named a finalist.

Halls said receiving the award is truly an honor, which she not only accepts for herself but for the entire team at Holton Community Hospital. Halls said the program allows them to provide quality emotional health to seniors not only living in Holton, but the surrounding areas as well.

The release says Holton Community Hospital Senior Life Solutions is an intensive outpatient group therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of senior adults living with symptoms of age-related depression or anxiety, dealing with difficult life transitions, a recent health diagnosis, or the loss of a loved one. The program staff includes a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed social worker, a registered nurse and other professionals.