Good Samaritan Society featured in workforce docuseries

Good Samaritan Society featured in workforce docuseries

Nov. 8 , 2024

Contact:
Tess Hedrick
Sanford Health Media Relations
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AUBURN, NE - The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - the nation's largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services - is featured in People Worth Caring About, a long term care workforce docuseries featuring seven Nebraska nursing homes and assisted living communities.

The docuseries, produced by the Nebraska Health Care Association in partnership with Peter Murphy Lewis and Golden Gen Movement, showcases the variety of career opportunities and rewards of working in long term care.

The Good Samaritan Society's episode highlights the senior care provider's Auburn, NE, location and expresses the importance of engaging with the community and exposing students to a career in long term care.

"For us to expand the workforce in Nebraska, we need to be reaching out to those younger individuals to make it less scary to walk into a nursing home," Cassie Greene, Good Samaritan Society - Auburn administrator said in the episode. "The residents here are your family and they have a good story to tell."

The episode shows residents planting succulents with Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from Auburn High School, one of the many organizations Good Samaritan Society - Auburn partners with in the community.

"Working with younger folks on community projects, we hope to inspire the next generation to work in long-term care," said Greene. "They get to see first-hand just how special it is to care for the elderly - many of whom were their neighbors, Sunday School teachers and coaches. Auburn is a community of 3,500 people. We are one big family."

70 percent of the long-term care residents served at the Good Samaritan Society live in rural communities, primarily in the Upper Midwest.

"As the largest nonprofit provider of skilled nursing services, we wake up every day asking ourselves how we can solve the unique challenges of rural health care delivery so we can ensure seniors have access to care close to home," said Nate Schema, Good Samaritan Society president and CEO. "In rural communities, we are often the largest employer and the only health care provider. Community partnerships are a vital part of supporting rural skilled nursing facilities and ensuring our residents have quality care and a great quality of life."

The Auburn State Theater will be hosting a free two-night premier of the seven-part docuseries on Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 6:00 p.m.

For more information about the Good Samaritan Society, visit www.good-sam.com.

About the Good Samaritan Society
The Good Samaritan Society is one of the largest not-for-profit providers for senior care and services in the United States with more than 200 locations in 17 states. Its services include senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services and more. For 100 years, the organization has been dedicated to sharing God's love through the work of health, healing and comfort. Learn more about the Good Samaritan Society at good-sam.com.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

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