Senior Services - Sanford Health News

Occupational therapist Michaela McCaskell at her desk with beach balls on a table behind her.

Happy rehab patient benefits from expert therapy care

Occupational therapy continued through pandemic to heal shoulder from surgery

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 4 min read

Collage of two nurses standing and smiling in different offices

Providing home care for coronavirus patients part of the job

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

Multi-generational family talking in the kitchen

Advance care planning begins with conversation

Mick Garry ⋅ 8 min read

Experts suggest walking and other forms of physical, mental exercise can slow progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Exercise, social time can slow progression of Alzheimer’s

Simon Floss ⋅ 10 min read

Two Sanford Health staff members sit in a living room facing a video camera.

Good Samaritan Society looking to reopen, but only when safe

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

Equine therapy boosts spirits with horse power

Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society welcome horse visitors to Windom location

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

Krisann Hoskins poses with three nurses, all in face masks. She is holding a sign that says "I kicked COVID's butt!"

Resident beats the odds to recover from COVID-19

She's back home at Good Samaritan Society after hospital stay and plasma therapy

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 6 min read

Two older women sit talking in a tropical garden.

Prevent ‘elderspeak’ when addressing older adults

Childlike language reinforces misconceptions about age, competency, independence

Good Samaritan Society Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Kacie Kula, RN, smiles and holds plaques that say "The DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence"

Family thanks nurse for father’s end-of-life care

Good Samaritan Society's Kacie Kula, RN, treats residents like family

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 4 min read

Oliver Wang and Sarah Holsten in surgical face masks

Health care heroes: Caring for seniors in a pandemic

RN on the front lines: “I wanted to go through this with them"

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 5 min read

Alice Poulos stands between two grown grandchildren outside

Making a senior housing transition during COVID-19

How the Good Samaritan Society makes moving safe and healthy for everyone

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 6 min read

Clinical educator volunteers to help in tough spots

Specialist traveled cross-country to respond to COVID-19 community outbreaks

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Smiling woman with band-aid on her arm after flu shot in exam room.

Good Samaritan Society honored for vaccination effort

Society earns national award for employee immunization against seasonal flu

Mick Garry ⋅ 4 min read

Elise Citrowske, in telephone headset, smiles at her desk.

Connection Center keeps families updated during pandemic

Especially now, “phone calls provide a different level of connection"

Erin Mairose ⋅ 4 min read

Daughter and mother Julia and Jenn Anderson smile outside their workplace.

Multiple generations work at Good Samaritan Society

Meet a few mother-daughter duos working together in senior care

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 6 min read

Evacuated Good Samaritan Society residents return home

Mick Garry ⋅ 4 min read

Signing up for Medicare at 65: What you need to know

SHN Staff ⋅ 8 min read

Philip Samuelson: ‘Making the care transition stronger’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 10 min read

Retina specialist helps when health & eye concerns overlap

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 10 min read

Long-term care facilities limit visitors to protect seniors

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 3 min read