Home Health Leadership Team

Madge May, RN
Home Health Administrator

Madge began her employment with Memorial Hospital’s Home Care Division in 1992 as a field clinician in Martin County, Kentucky. Shortly thereafter, she worked as a patient care supervisor, assistant administrator, and became Memorial’s Administrator in 1999. She provides administrative oversight and leadership for Memorial’s five home health agencies. Madge has 15 years of home health experience in addition to a background in long-term care and medical surgical nursing.

Madge is accountable for the operation of all agency programs and assumes the responsibility for meeting the department’s mission through personnel management; including selection of staff, monitoring of performance and evaluation and the acceptance of patients for care. In addition, Madge is responsible for maintaining intercommunications, clinical management, resource management, and business development. She organizes and directs the department’s ongoing functions in compliance with all applicable state and federal rules and regulations.

She is actively involved with the Kentucky and West Virginia State Home Health Associations and serves as an elected member of the nominating committee for Kentucky Home Health Association.

Alberta Jewkes, RN
Branch Manager, Preferred Choice Home Health Care

Alberta joined the home health team in 1999. She has held the positions of case manager, oasis nurse and patient care supervisor at Mingo-Wayne Home Health. Alberta now serves as branch manager for the newest home health office – Preferred Choice Home Health Care in Chapmanville, West Virginia. Prior to her career with home health, Alberta worked as charge nurse and night supervisor in an acute care hospital.

Alberta received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Logan, West Virginia. She resides with her family in Danville, West Virginia.

Lora Stepp, RN
Branch Manager, Preferred Home Health