Podcasts


Hospital at Home moves care where patients heal best

Hospital at Home moves care where patients heal best

60 min  ⋅ September 26th
Podcast: Hospital leaders advocate for expanding, supporting more home care
Tips for finding senior care, from a senior care nurse

Tips for finding senior care, from a senior care nurse

26 min  ⋅ September 22nd
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?

Functional fitness: What is it & why is it needed as we age?

26 min  ⋅ September 11th
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

Mentor, trainee share lessons from admin training program

20 min  ⋅ September 8th
Podcast: Leadership development rotations include a day as a nursing home resident
What makes small-town nursing homes tick?

What makes small-town nursing homes tick?

27 min  ⋅ August 19th
Podcast: Good Samaritan leaders depend on community support to engage residents, help staff
Coping with aging and the transitions that come with it

Coping with aging and the transitions that come with it

49 min  ⋅ July 29th
Podcast: Learn tips for dealing with loss, finding purpose, staying social and more
Meet 3 women who are leading senior care into the future

Meet 3 women who are leading senior care into the future

48 min  ⋅ July 21st
Podcast: ‘Women of Distinction’ recipients recall first jobs and rural care as a calling
Sustainable home care needs caregivers, lawmaker support

Sustainable home care needs caregivers, lawmaker support

12 min  ⋅ July 1st
Podcast: Home care agencies can be most successful when connected to a hospital system, says consultant
True or false? Storms make your joints hurt

True or false? Storms make your joints hurt

41 min  ⋅ June 19th
Podcast: Doctor rates things we tell ourselves about arthritis and joint pain
Navigating senior care from the sandwich generation

Navigating senior care from the sandwich generation

56 min  ⋅ June 10th
Podcast: How to manage care for aging parents in the middle of caring for kids
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Recent Stories


Pandemic has increased demand for home based services

Pandemic has increased demand for home based services

Home health services can help you stay safe at home longer
Good Samaritan Society Staff 4 min read
Delirium disrupts patients’ lives, but it may be prevented

Delirium disrupts patients’ lives, but it may be prevented

Learn what hospitals are doing to thwart this common state of confusion
Jane Thaden Lawson 10 min read
Happy rehab patient benefits from expert therapy care

Happy rehab patient benefits from expert therapy care

Occupational therapy continued through pandemic to heal shoulder from surgery
Aubrey Gilbert 4 min read
Providing home care for coronavirus patients part of the job

Providing home care for coronavirus patients part of the job

“We have all the equipment we need to go into homes and feel 100% safe”
Mick Garry 6 min read
Exercise, social time can slow progression of Alzheimer’s

Exercise, social time can slow progression of Alzheimer’s

People who get out and walk daily keep their brains healthy for a longer time
Simon Floss 10 min read
Equine therapy boosts spirits with horse power

Equine therapy boosts spirits with horse power

Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society welcome horse visitors to Windom location
Simon Floss 6 min read
Resident beats the odds to recover from COVID-19

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
Prevent ‘elderspeak’ when addressing older adults

Prevent ‘elderspeak’ when addressing older adults

Childlike language reinforces misconceptions about age, competency, independence
Good Samaritan Society Staff 5 min read
Family thanks nurse for father’s end-of-life care

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
Clinical educator volunteers to help in tough spots

Clinical educator volunteers to help in tough spots

Specialist traveled cross-country to respond to COVID-19 community outbreaks
Mick Garry 7 min read