Our Team

At MAGNOLIA GARDENS, we believe in the concepts of Assisted Living including choice, independence, individuality, dignity and privacy.  All out staff are thoroughly trained and continually updated on the latest trends in the health care industry.

Our facility is customer service oriented and we have an open door policy that encourages staff, resident and family input.  We believe that visibility and accessibility of our staff and administrator is a key factor in collecting feedback from resident and families about our programs and services.

MAGNOLIA GARDENS prides itself not only in treating our residents with the utmost respect but we carry over this philosophy with our staff to make a well-rounded family atmosphere.   Our highly trained staff is educated and valued for their efforts.  Because of the appreciation shown to our staff on a daily basis, many of our original staff continue to work at MAGNOLIA GARDENS enabling us to remain deficiency free during our annual state inspections.  Furthermore, the New Jersey Department of Health has awarded MAGNOLIA GARDENS the prestigious Best Practice Award in “The Social Experience:  using Resident Feedback to Enhance Activities, Recreation and Leisure” for year 2006.

MAGNOLIA GARDENS’ teamwork approach not only results in fulfilling our mission of “Excellence in Caring” but also builds a bond between administration, staff, residents and families.

Meet our management team.

Reynaldo Lapid, MD, CMD, Medical Director
Cathy Vakulchik, RN, BSN, LNHA, Administrator.
Amy Palazzo, MBA, CALA, Assistant Administrator
Gail Lordi, RN, BSN, Wellness Director
Beverlee Bednarz, Community Relations Director
Josie Loftus, Food Service Manager
Laura Vakulchik, Director of Activities