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A rural-urban residency rotation model
Podcast: Doctor training gets redesigned for all of America, not just big cities
Secrets of memory loss, according to a brain specialist
Podcast: Understanding Alzheimer’s as a form of dementia and how to spot it early
The business of caring for America’s seniors
Podcast: Two senior care CEOs discuss how policy, tech and workforce can advance quality care
Hospital at Home moves care where patients heal best
Podcast: Hospital leaders advocate for expanding, supporting more home care
Tips for finding senior care, from a senior care nurse
Podcast: Nursing director shares lessons from moving her own grandparents into a nursing home
Functional fitness: What is it & why is it needed as we age?
Podcast: Experts work with your goals to help with movements, activities that directly translate into your everyday lifestyle
Mentor, trainee share lessons from admin training program
Podcast: Leadership development rotations include a day as a nursing home resident
What makes small-town nursing homes tick?
Podcast: Good Samaritan leaders depend on community support to engage residents, help staff
Coping with aging and the transitions that come with it
Podcast: Learn tips for dealing with loss, finding purpose, staying social and more
Meet 3 women who are leading senior care into the future
Podcast: ‘Women of Distinction’ recipients recall first jobs and rural care as a calling
Recent Stories
Dedicated husband, volunteer perks up long-term care center
Award-winning volunteer Howard Lacey runs daily coffee hour where his wife lives
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Health care staffing challenges persist past COVID crisis
Good Samaritan Society leaders address Congress on long-term care policy concerns
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Society leaders support workforce policies on Capitol Hill
Leaders advocate for more long-term care workers and access to care for seniors in rural America
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Senior care leader shares benefits of Sanford partnership
Quality and safety director will speak at national long-term care quality summit
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Society leader to share vision on future of senior care
VP Aimee Middleton joins panel at McKnight's Women of Distinction Awards and Forum
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Night shift nurse, single mom recognized for kindness
“I never want to be that nurse that somebody’s scared of,” says Christy Fliss, LPN
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Quality and safety director elected to national board
Good Samaritan Society's Heather Herlyn will serve on AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Board
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Good Samaritan Society garden group earns volunteering award
'Mom's Garden Girls' named Volunteer of the Year Group Award winner
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Good Samaritan Society leaders named Women of Distinction
Prestigious program honors standouts in skilled nursing, senior living and home care
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Assisted living admin helps shape the future of senior care
Melissa McCorquodale shows devotion to community at work and on 13 local boards
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Trending
Long-time facilities manager retires, son steps in
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- Sanford cardiac surgeon receives 25th Guardian Angel award
- Innovative nurses, sisters invent new device for heart patients
- ‘Miracle’ baby home and healthy after extended PICU stay
- Preparation key to preventing injury while shoveling snow
- Nurse discovers risk for heart disease through DNA screening
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Orthopedics
- World of adventure awaits after hip replacement surgery
- Baby with clubfoot deformity gets specialty care from start
- Marshfield Children’s helps girl heal from kickball injury
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Research
- Aspire program gives students a closer look at Sanford jobs
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- Two international hospitals join genomic medicine group
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Sanford Health Foundation
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Sanford fit
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- Which is Best? Fresh Versus Frozen or Canned Fruits and Vegetables
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- Back‑to‑School Resources That Build Positivity, Confidence and Growth Mindset
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