Regular readers will recall that the Gazette will be featuring the Employee of the Month for Palisades Healthcare Center. This week we’re featuring the Business Manager and Human Relations officer, Megan Aldrich, who is their employee of the month for May.

            “I grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Parkston, South Dakota,” she said. “I went to Marshall, Minnesota to study social work and then took a break, got married and moved to Luverne. I worked at the nursing home there in Luverne as a CNA, and finished up my bachelor’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science. I started working at LSS Summit Oaks treatment center in Sioux Falls, working there for four years. Then I became a group leader at the boy’s facility in Magnolia Minnesota, and now I’m here at Palisades.”

            When asked what drew her to the healthcare industry she had this to say.

            “I do this for the people who live here, the residents,” Aldrich said. “I love these residents and I love the staff. Our staff is so caring, and our residents feel that. If you talk to any of these residents you’ll know that they regard us as their families and that’s what I love about this place the most.”

            “I always wanted to be a social worker, and it’s a job I’ve done for several years,” she said. “I did it for a year and a half here, until they asked me if I wanted to be the business manager. I said, sure, and now I’ve been doing that for two years. Then about a year ago, they asked if I wanted to be the Human Resources officer, and I said yes to that too, so I’ve been doing both the business office and HR.”

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