Our nursing team at staff training day!
from left to right, front row: Alejandra, Updesh, Cindy; back row: Adama, Tiffany, Tsitsi, Marilu, Patricia. Not pictured: Flora, Honey

It's National Nurse's Week - meet our Nursing Team!

Our nursing team goes above and beyond to care for our participants everyday. Not only do they keep our participants at the day center healthy and safe, they also prioritize creating relationships with all participants and putting in the effort to ensure that each one of our participants feels welcome and valued.
"Participants feel like Insight is their second home" one team member points out. "We provide the quality of care I would want if I were in their shoes" another member shares.

We are very grateful to have this compassionate and dedicated team as part of our Insight family. As we recognize National Nurse's Week, meet our fabulous nursing team!

Alejandra Samayoa

Director of Nursing

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
I love learning something new about each of the participants, getting to know them and their families and learning about their backgrounds. Spending time listening to them, telling jokes, and dancing.

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
I go to the gym every morning before the sun rises, it's my "me" time and I consider it critical to my mental health. I also enjoy hiking in new places and I get pedicures every 2 weeks!

Patricia Haguet

Nurse Coordinator

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
Participants feel like Insight is their second home! I enjoy conversing with the participants about everything - like their cultures and things they like or don't like. I also love the trust between staff and participants.

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
Biking, jogging and hiking!

Marilu Rivera

Personal Care & Housekeeping Lead

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
My favorite part is greeting them in the mornings, I know where and with whom they like to sit, if they like coffee, and what activities they enjoy.

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
I take care of myself by asking for help! And having good body mechanics when at work.

Adama Boiro

Personal Care & Program Assistant

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
Understanding and supporting a person with dementia and encouraging our participants to join in on social groups and activities.

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
Staying active, trying relaxing activities, practicing gratitude, setting goals and priorities and focusing on the positives!

Cindy Cowan

Personal Care & Program Assistant

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
Making them smile and making their days, keeping them healthy and safe, and sending them home feeling independent and confident from the great day they have had!

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
Stretching with the participants in the mornings, always protecting my back while doing a transfer while having the best teammates backing me up!

Tiffany Bishop

Personal Care & Program Assistant

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
The one on one time we get to spend with them, the amazing friendships we make, the time we get to talk to each participant and listen to what they have to say, knowing we make their days better with activities or just talking with them to get their minds off the disease they live with. I love listening to their stories about life and they jobs they have had. Insight is an amazing place to work and we have an amazing team!

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
Sitting outdoors, getting fresh air, going kayaking, and fishing when the weather is nice!

Tsitsi Mapandu

Personal Care & Program Assistant

What is your favorite part about caring for our participants?
I enjoy spending time with the participants during their daily exercise time.

What are your favorite ways to care for yourself?
Getting enough sleep and going to the gym!