Exceptional Care for Children

Stephen Falchek, MD
Board Chairman

Dr. Stephen Falchek is a founding member of Exceptional Care for Children. He serves as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and as our Medical Director. Dr. Falchek is an experienced Pediatric neurologist currently appointed as the Division Chief of Neurology at the A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended Temple University School of Medicine and completed the Pediatric Residency Program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Falchek also completed a Pediatric Neurology Fellowship and an Epilepsy Fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Falchek provides organizational direction as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and clinical guidance and supervision to the staff of Exceptional Care for Children. Dr. Falchek is committed to delivering excellent health care services to our children and their families and providing a loving, home-like place for our children to live when they are unable to go home.

Annette V. Moore
Administrator

Annette joins the team of Exceptional Care for Children as a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Having practiced in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Annette has a combined history of 23 years of long term care experience. Primarily servicing the industry related to geriatric and adult care, she is excited to join the team at ECC and to begin the journey of servicing a much needed population with the complex care and services that a younger population requires to thrive and grow. "The accomplishments of ECC are simply amazing. It is only through the dedication, hard work and vision of many individuals, that this incredible environment exists and continues to have one success story after another."

Annette graduated from Youngstown State University with degrees in Sociology, Allied Health and Nursing Home Administration. Annette has been the recipient of many awards of honor from the Pennsylvania Healthcare Association as well as the American Healthcare Association. She and her husband, Greg, live in Delaware with their son, Kieran.

Tracie Martin, MSN
Director of Nursing

Tracie oversees the clinical operations at Exceptional Care for Children and works with the nursing team to ensure the highest quality of care is consistently achieved for every patient and family. Tracie draws on her years of experience in the NICU at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This experience enables her to promote this facility to nursing professionals, the community and the families we serve. Tracie joined Exceptional Care in November of 2008.

Kareylenn Hammond, MSW
Director of Social Services

As Director of Social Services, Kareylenn oversees and is responsible for the social, emotional and educational needs of our children as well as, the organizational development geared towards expanding and enriching the services provided to the children and their families. She also works within and beyond the walls of Exceptional Care for Children to coordinate services for each new family and to support and build on the relationships that Exceptional Care has with the community at large. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she completed her Masters degree in Social Work and has extensive experience working in the medical field. Kareylenn joined the staff in May 2006.

Bill Ludlam
Facilities Manager

Bill supervises the maintenance and environmental services at Exceptional Care for Children. He and his crew are responsible for finding solutions to the day to day challenges in our long term care facility. Bill's number one goal is the safety and security of the children we care for. He works hard to ensure the facility is appropriate for our children and that their families are comfortable and confident that their children are in a safe environment. Having been with the property since 1994, and ECC since 2004, Bill takes great pride in knowing that people's first impressions will always be positive. Bill's twenty-five years of supervisory experience make him a tremendous resource for the Exceptional Care family.

11 Independence Way, Newark, Delaware

302-894-1001