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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

Navigating senior care from the sandwich generation
Podcast: How to manage care for aging parents in the middle of caring for kids

Mission mindset will help senior care meet growing needs
Podcast: Industry leader shares lessons from thriving senior care communities

How to find a mental health provider who’s right for you
Podcast: Narrow down your search by sharing your main reason for searching
Recent Stories

Night shift nurse, single mom recognized for kindness
“I never want to be that nurse that somebody’s scared of,” says Christy Fliss, LPN

Quality and safety director elected to national board
Good Samaritan Society's Heather Herlyn will serve on AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Board

Good Samaritan Society garden group earns volunteering award
'Mom's Garden Girls' named Volunteer of the Year Group Award winner

Good Samaritan Society leaders named Women of Distinction
Prestigious program honors standouts in skilled nursing, senior living and home care

Assisted living admin helps shape the future of senior care
Melissa McCorquodale shows devotion to community at work and on 13 local boards

Scholarship helps nurse advance long-term care career
Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health invest in growing their own workforce

Preventing veteran suicides takes a community effort
Volunteer group from Good Samaritan Society intervenes before crises hit

Long-term care nurse surprised with DAISY Award
Former patient nominates LPN known for putting people at ease

Protect yourself from winter slips, trips and falls
Preventing falls starts with simple steps and walking like a penguin

Generations of same family serve Good Samaritan Society
Former nursing home administrator reflects on people they cared for
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