Whether a patient resides at SKLD for a few weeks or months, the nature of a skilled nursing care means that Nurse Practitioner Angela Blackburn has more time to get to know each patient, medically and personally. It’s one of the parts of the job as director of nursing at SKLD Bloomfield Hills that she likes best.
Read MoreAt SKLD Bloomfield Hills skilled nursing facility, the guest services coordinator says it’s her honor and privilege to care for seniors. “I have a tremendous amount of respect and awe, knowing what people in their 70s and above have been through.”
Read MoreLife experience, including a nursing degree and army service, comes together for Melissa every day in her job as skilled nursing facility administrator. Above all, she relates to residents as family, saying, “I understand what these families are going through, and I treat the patients like they are my own grandmother.”
Read MoreWhen a patient at the SKLD Livonia skilled nursing facility lost her brother, she wasn’t well enough to attend the funeral. What the staff did next was incredible.
Read MoreSKLD Ionia couple Doris and Roger Cochrun celebrate 71 years of marriage at a private luncheon together. The two raised a family, traveled the country and say the secret to a long, happy marriage is to love each other and continue to love each other.
Read MoreAnna Schultz of Grand Rapids recuperated at SKLD East Beltline after suffering a cardiac arrest while driving. She owes her life to the quick thinking of her new friend, Sharon Bruce-Carey, who visited her throughout her stay at SKLD.
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