Perfect Attendance Earns IntegraCare Team Member a Brand-New Car
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Call it a premonition. Good vibes. Or, simply confidence.
Rhonda Patterson walked into work at The Pines of Mount Lebanon convinced that this was the day. No doubt. She was about to win a new car through IntegraCare’s Continued Attendance Rewards (CAR) Program.
The 59-year-old medication technician from Pittsburgh was correct.
“When I came in, I said I was winning this car and it happened,” Patterson said moments after she received the keys to a 2025 Kia Seltos 4-Door Sport Utility Vehicle and a $1,000 check toward her first year of auto insurance on the vehicle.
“They all laughed at me because I said, ‘That car is going to be mine,’” Patterson said, chuckling. “My grandfather always told me, ‘If you want something, manifest it,’ and I did.”
Since 2016, IntegraCare, through the CAR Program, has rewarded its employees who achieved perfect attendance — with one lucky team member winning a new car.
Patterson’s name randomly was drawn from among 45,764 entries in a raffle as part of IntegraCare’s 2024-25 CAR Program celebration on May 22.
“You’ve got to be kidding,” Patterson, yelled as she ran to the driver’s side door and received the keys to the car. “Thank you.”
The Pines of Mount Lebanon team had gathered outside the building after a video on the IntegraCare Facebook page revealed that the winning raffle ticket was from The Pines. The team cheered on Patterson.
“It’s been said that a culture gets what it celebrates,” said IntegraCare CEO Larry Rouvelas. “A great senior housing community is built upon its rock-solid team members. Upon team members that are here for their residents and for their colleagues, day in and day out, week after week. The ones that don’t call off last-minute and leave others holding the bag. Today, we celebrate our fellow team members that we all can count on, the ones we all rely on.”
The car winner announcement capped a celebration throughout 16 IntegraCare communities located in three states.
“Our CAR Program continues to be one of the most exciting and eagerly awaited initiatives each year,” said Shannon Joyce, IntegraCare’s Director of Human Resources and Risk Management. “Imagine this — our team members have the chance to win a brand-new car or other incredible prizes just for showing up and doing their job.
“Dependable transportation plays a vital role in our team members’ daily lives and work performance,” Joyce added. “We’re proud to offer a program that truly has the potential to change lives.”
A total of 819 different IntegraCare team members earned at least one entry in the drawing, based on their receiving a raffle ticket for each perfect week of attendance throughout 2024. A record 51 IntegraCare team members had perfect attendance for the entire year.
IntegraCare has given away a vehicle as part of its innovative CAR Program every year since the first contest was held in 2016 (based on 2015 attendance). The inaugural contest kicked off in impressive fashion, as IntegraCare presented a new car to a lucky team member at eight different senior living communities it operated back then.
The contest, like IntegraCare, has grown since 2015-16. Team members earn raffle tickets for each week of perfect attendance accumulated throughout the year. Those tickets are collected at each community and are included in the overall drawing.
In addition to the new car, IntegraCare also presents grand prizes and other giveaways at its communities located in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The car giveaway event is live-streamed on IntegraCare’s Facebook page and promoted on individual communities’ social media platforms.
Each of the 16 IntegraCare communities participating in the 2025 CAR Program awarded three big-ticket items to team members who had perfect attendance vouchers. Those prizes included Bose quiet-comfort headphones, Nintendo Switch and Apple iPad 10th Generation.
On the day of the car giveaway, Shannon Joyce and Brittany Balouris, IntegraCare Director of Team Member Experience and Engagement, secretly drove to The Pines of Mount Lebanon in Pittsburgh, as team members throughout IntegraCare watched the live stream, excitedly bantering on the live chat, while hoping to see the new car pull up to their community.
IntegraCare’s CAR Program has made an impact on attendance. Total IntegraCare team members with perfect attendance during the CAR Program years has consistently increased:
· 2016 perfect attendance – 15
· 2017 perfect attendance – 20
· 2018 perfect attendance – 24
· 2019 perfect attendance – 35
· 2020 perfect attendance – 36
· 2021 perfect attendance – 30
· 2022 perfect attendance – 42
· 2023 perfect attendance – 50
· 2024 perfect attendance – 51
“They appreciate their employees,” Patterson said of IntegraCare. “They honor them for their loyalty and their work. At other places, we didn’t get any prizes or anything like this. This just makes me want to come to work and definitely take care of my residents.”
For more information, contact Shannon Joyce, IntegraCare Director of Human Resources and Risk Management, at sjoyce@integracare.com or 724.940.5544, Ext. 109.