From an Early Age, She Knew Her Path

From an early age, Laura has always enjoyed helping others, from assisting her fellow classmates with assignments to offering advice to friends going through stress in life. As a young girl, Laura knew that helping people is exactly what she wanted to do in her future career. She says, “I’ve been told throughout my life…

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One Activity Director’s Path Was Built with Creative Thinking

“I believe that there are no accidents in life and that all of my previous experiences have brought me to where I find myself today.”  Robert Harrington is a dedicated and passionate Activity Director at Oakwood Health Services. His educational background was first in theater, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting…

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From CNA to Maintenance Director, Michael Has Seen It All

Healthcare Heroes come from all corners of our centers, every department, and every role. Michael O’Flaherty is one of these healthcare heroes and is the Maintenance Director at La Crescent Health Services. He has been with this center for 43 years! He started working at the skilled nursing center at the age of 16 back…

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From High School, She Knew Her Path

Meet Alisa Sedar! Alisa is the Director of Health Informatics at North Shore Healthcare today, but she started considering a healthcare career in high school. She knew she wanted to help people and to her, the nursing field seemed like a great avenue to accomplish this.  Alisa took a Health Careers Class during her senior year to…

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13 North Shore Centers Receive Quality Awards

North Shore Healthcare is proud to announce that 13 of its skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities were recognized with a 2020 Quality Award from the American Healthcare Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The program, presented by the leading association in…

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Celebrating Our Family

Long-term care heroes don’t just come to work, they come home to their family. Each day they demonstrate compassion and commitment in caring for their residents, their families. We want to salute all long-term care heroes, during National Skilled Nursing Care Week…and every day, for all that they do to protect, connect, and lift the…

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Making a Difference as a Volunteer and Clinical Leader

We are honored to have an incredible team of nurses throughout all of our centers at North Shore. We couldn’t be more proud of the leader of our clinical team, Tina Belongia. Today we take time to learn more about Tina and how she created her path to becoming the Chief Clinical Officer for North Shore Healthcare.…

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