Ms. Troy Health and Rehabilitation Center Dorothy Gainey has been selected as a Top Ten finalist for the title of Ms. Alabama Nursing Home.

The annual Ms. Alabama Nursing Home Pageant will be held at the Wyfrey Hotel in Hoover on July 27. The winner of the pageant will serve as a spokesperson for nursing home residents and the Alabama Nursing Home Association.

Jeanette Dawkins, TH&R activities director, said Gainey was eligible to qualify for the statewide pageant by winning the title of Ms. Troy Health and Rehabilitation Center.

“The winners of local nursing homes are invited to submit a video to the Alabama Nursing Home Association and 10 of the local pageant winners are selected to compete for the title of Ms. Alabama Nursing Home,” Dawkins said. “Ms. Gainey was selected from a field of 62 contestants.

“This is the first time in serveral years that Troy Health and Rehab has had an entry in the Alabama Nursing Home Pageant and we are extremly excited. We’ll have a large group from Troy Health and Rehab to go to the pageant.”

Dawkins said the Top Ten contestants in the Ms. Alaabama Nursing Home Pageant will be judged on their outlook on life, personality, poise and involvement in their individual nursing homes.

“Ms. Gainey will represent Troy Health and Rehab and Troy really well in all aspects of the pageant competition.

Dawkins said Gainey, age 78, moved to TH&R after a long career working in various hospitals and nursing homes.

“Ms. Gainey was unable to walk when she moved to TH&R but the staff offered encouragement and, with the physical therapy provided, she is not back on her feet and walking wherever she wants to go,” Dawkins said. “She uses that experience to encourage other residents to keep working for their goals.”

Gainey has five children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.