Amherstview Woman Celebrated

A dishwasher at a long-term care home in Amherstview has been named Employee of the Month for October 2025.

Speaking from Helen Henderson Care Centre where she has worked for the past two years as a dishwasher, Anna Amey smiles brightly at the news of her workplace award.

“I wasn’t expecting it,” says the 25-year-old Amherstview woman. “What an honour.”

Known for her hard work, Anna says she enjoys her job at the sink in the back of the busy kitchen.

“It’s good,” she says with a smile when asked about her job cleaning dishes, silverware and pots & pans.

“Some days can feel overwhelming due to the large volume of dirty dishes, but it’s mostly manageable which makes for the workday to go by fast.”

Other than babysitting when she was younger, this is Anna’s first job. When she’s not working, she can be found at home playing with her two dogs or reading.

Asked to describe herself, she uses words such as kind, positive and easy to get along with. She dreams of travelling to Walt Disney World in Florida.

Anna smiles when asked if she has any tips on how to deal with dishpan hands. “Use lotion,” she says kindly. “Also, if you let dishes soak, they’ll require less scrubbing and elbow grease.”

Questions for Anna

If you could rule the world, what would you do on day one?

“I’d eliminate negativity in the world.”

If you weren’t at your current job, what would you be doing?

“I want to have children and be a mom.”

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

“I’d like to be invisible.”

Helen Henderson Care Centre is grateful for the good work of Anna Amey. To learn more about living or working in our home, please call 613-384-4585.