'We've never seen people die like this.' Inside the Shuksan 'family' during coronavirus

Registered nurse Jason Wagner said word of mouth first drew him to Shuksan Healthcare Center nearly 5½ years ago when he was a certified nursing assistant.

“People said they had a laid-back atmosphere and they allowed animals in the facility,” Wagner told The Bellingham Herald. “I’m a lover of animals, and it just seemed like the place I wanted to be. The vibe was more homelike than other facilities I worked. The residents felt like they were home, and the entire place had less of a hospital feel to it.”

That family atmosphere, along with not being required to wear scrubs to work in favor of shorts and a T-shirt, is what hooked fellow resident nurse Ryan Beeson nearly nine years ago.

“I call my residents ‘my folks,’” Beeson told The Herald. “They are my family — I spend more time with them than I do my family. That’s what the atmosphere is at Shuksan. We’re a family.”

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