Nursing Home Employee Goes Extra Mile: Local Hero

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Annette Leffelman who nominated Linda of Crystal Lake.

Name: Linda
Home town: Crystal Lake
Hero's job: Child care or elder care
Relationship to nominee: Works at Crystal Pines Rehabilitation
Reason for recognition: Linda is compassionate and caring she goes above and beyond for the residents always upbeat and smiling and really engages with the residents and makes activities fun even in these rough times.
One thing to know: Linda is an exceptional person very kind and loves her resident

Thank you for all you do, Linda!

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