“If life was fair would I be alone, during this time of my life? It is not fair and there is nothing that anyone can do about it.” As he smiled waiting for me to respond with something that echoed my lack of life experience, I just stared back at him. Then out of...

Dear Palm Garden Family, I want you to meet Vera, a woman who calls Palm Garden home. Kala Fuhrmann, our Executive Director at Palm Garden of Gainesville explains: “One evening we were all at dinner and Vera told our fantastic CNA, Jamika Tuggerson, that she would...

Choose healthcare in 2019, by changing your career and becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant with Palm Garden Healthcare’s C.N.A. sponsorship program! Sometimes a person may know their whole life the career they want to be in when they grow up. Other times we do what...

As we continue our series where we previously discussed why skilled nursing is a challenging and skill building setting to work in and how to build your resume to get noticed by recruiters, we now want to focus on how to land that perfect job with a successful...

I want to share a Christmas Story. I was talking with a resident a few days ago and the subject of Christmas came up. The resident asked me about my favorite Christmas and I shared the story about the big Army Gun. We both laughed as I struggled to tell her the story...

I noticed a couple (probably in their mid-eighties) smiling at each other as they sat together. The husband is in a chair sitting very close to his wife who is in a wheelchair. Holding hands watching the hustle and bustle happenings around the nursing station. They...

You have passed your State Boards and now you are ready to tackle the work force, however you have no idea how to write a resume that will get you noticed by a prospective employer! For some positions, recruiters may receive literally hundreds of resumes, therefore...

From the desk of the Chaplain: I have another wonderful observation. For the last few weeks, I have been talking with spouses’ of residents. Our conversations sometime are funny and other times they are very serious. However, sharing their heart is hard to do without...

It was five years ago that a small group of leaders sat around a table and together with prayerful hearts decided what our goals were for Palm Garden. Out of that discussion evolved our Vision, Values and Mission Statement. That has been the bedrock of our success in...

Why work in the skilled nursing setting?  Whether you have been in nursing school for years or nursing assistant school for a few months, now that you have graduated, it is time to focus on your career options and what setting will be the best fit for your career....