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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
Sustainable home care needs caregivers, lawmaker support
Podcast: Home care agencies can be most successful when connected to a hospital system, says consultant
True or false? Storms make your joints hurt
Podcast: Doctor rates things we tell ourselves about arthritis and joint pain
Recent Stories
As a key way to connect, hospice visits adapt to pandemic
Virtual visits and writing notes help families connect with their loved ones
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Prayer shawls and blankets bond Sanford volunteers
Committed volunteers once knit in person, now keep knitting shawls from home
⋅ 12 min read
Staying in touch when you can’t visit patients, residents
Messages can be hand-delivered at Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society
⋅ 4 min read
Pickleball offers wellness and good company
Court-based sport appeals to multiple generations, and it's easy to learn
⋅ 11 min read
Looking for another reason to get in a round of golf?
Study shows it helps reduce chances of early death in older adults
⋅ 7 min read
Greg Santa Maria: ‘Emergency management defines me’
Public safety director says 9/11 attacks and hurricanes helped shape his life
⋅ 18 min read
Philip Samuelson: ‘Making the care transition stronger’
As regional VP, he pulls campuses together to provide care across the lifespan
⋅ 10 min read
Music triggers memories in Good Samaritan Society study
Dementia patients love their high school era music as much as the rest of us
⋅ 5 min read
Dustin Scholz: ‘Relationships are a lasting treasure’
Regional VP grew up volunteering — then working — for Good Samaritan Society
⋅ 7 min read
Alzheimer’s disease challenges patients, families
Nearly everyone knows someone who has been affected by Alzheimer's disease
⋅ 8 min read
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Training program grows new leaders in long-term care
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Home health nurse helps veteran get new furnace
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Good Samaritan committed to high-quality senior care
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Senior Services
- 10 Good Samaritan nursing homes earn Best Nursing Home honor
- Handcrafted hats provide warmth for tight-knit community
- Driven by faith, long-term care resident launches ministry
- Senior theater group encourages anything but acting your age
- Good Samaritan leaders accept awards at AHCA/NCAL convention
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Innovations
- Chief physician moderates rural health innovation forum
- Sanford Health Plan president speaks at Healthapalooza
- Fortune names Sanford Health one of America’s most innovative companies
- Digital tools help free up nurses for more patient care
- Doctors teach AI to help spot cancer in image scans
- More in Innovations
News
Sanford Health Foundation
- Skylar’s Story: Strength That Shines Bright
- Lyla’s Story: Meet the 2026 CMN Champion for Marshfield
- Henry’s Story: Conquering Challenges with Community Support
- Royce’s Story: Meet the 2026 Ambassador for Sanford Children’s in Bismarck
- Piper’s Story: Meet the 2026 CMN Champion for Fargo
- More in Sanford Health Foundation
Sanford fit
- How to Create Meaningful Connections with Your Students
- What Does “Recharge” Your Body and Brain Mean, and Why Does It Matter?
- ‘What’s on My Mind’ Helps Teens in Taking Charge of Their Mental Health and Wellness
- What’s on My Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Thinking, Feeling, and Figuring Things Out
- 10 Ways to Encourage Kids to Eat Nutritious Food
- More in Sanford fit
