New administrator appointed to Clearbrook Good Samaritan

The new administrator has started at the Good Samaritan Center in Clearbrook. Gail Blocker who has been serving as Interim Administrator has handed over the reins to Adriana (goes by Addy) Peck. 

Addy is a product of northern Minnesota as she is a 2012 graduate of Crookston High School.  She was in school plays and played in the band. She was also the girls swimming manager for four years. She attended Minnesota State University in Moorhead (MSUM) and graduated in 2016. While in college she worked as a CNA in Moorhead at Evergreen and Maple View Memory Care Unit in Fargo. A CNA certified nursing assistant, helps patients or clients with healthcare needs under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

She has a Business Administration Degree with Health Administration from MSUM. Her emphasis was on long term care.

She did a three month internship at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston. That is affiliated with the non-profit Benedictine Health System. They are committed to serving everyone of any faith in a friendly environment with a true sense of community. They provide holistic senior care and services in Short Term Care and Rehabilitation; also called Transitional Care or Post Acute Care, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Care and Memory Care. Addy’s mother has worked there for 30 years and she worked there for six years while in high school in the laundry department.

Her professor at MSUM advised her to check out Good Samaritan Society. She spent a three month internship at Good Samaritan Society - Fairlawn Village at Greshem, Oregon. It is an average sized, not for profit, nursing home with 97 beds.

She now takes over Good Samaritan Society in Clearbrook. It is a smaller facility with 43 beds and has nonprofit, corporate ownership. Good Samaritan Society - Clearbrook is not part of a continuing care retirement community. It participates in Medicare and Medicaid.

Her duties are to make sure that the facility runs smoothly and to serve the staff and residents.

Her first impression of the Clearbrook facility was the hardworking staff was like a family. They really care about the residents. There needs to be some work done on the building and that will be one of her projects.

For more than 55 years, Good Samaritan Society – Clearbrook has been providing quality rehabilitation and skilled care to seniors and others in need in northwest Minnesota. Other Good Samaritan Center are located in Warren, Pine River, Blackduck, International Falls and East Grand Forks.

Dedicated staff members provide this care in a Christ-centered environment that promotes life, love and compassion.  

Addy enjoys running and reading and she is a gamer. At the present time she is living in Bemidji.

The center is there to help you find the best possible care for your needs. For more information about them, call (218) 776-3157.