The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

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The Evangelical LutheranGood Samaritan Society
Distance Learning

• Jen Porter Director, Home and Community-Based
  Services
• The Evangelical Lutheran Samaritan Society

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The Evangelical LutheranGood Samaritan Society

• Nations largest non-profit long term care
  organization
• Founded in 1922 in North Dakota
• SNF, assisted living, senior housing, home
  health, hospice, other
• 24 states over 200 locations
• 24,000 employees / 28,000 residents

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Vision for the DLN

• Communicate with and provide educational
  opportunities for employees
• Connect our organization across great distance
• Provide more consistent and more timely
  information and training
• Serve as an important tool to accomplish the
  strategic direction for Learning -- benchmark
  performance in learning.

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24 x 7 - Public Channel

• Continuing education credit for nursing, social
  work, dietary, activities, etc.
• GED program
• Growing Our Own program with USD
• National broadcasts by CMS, CDC, HFA
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Stress Management, Personal Budgeting
• Senior College

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Contact Information

• Sonia Bury
• Director, Distance Learning
• [phone]
• sbury_at_good-sam.com