SPRING VALLEY, WI – There is new leadership at the Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center (the nursing home) (SVHRC). Nicole Verdon has been named Administrator with the duties of executive director and Rachel Eastgate has been appointed director of nursing.

Let’s meet Nicole Verdon first. Verdon grew up just east of Spring Valley in Menomonie, Wisconsin. She lives there with her partner and has three children, a boy of 15, a girl of 13 and a boy of 11.

Verdon was in the Girl Scouts and Scouting for five years before her work in Health Care Administration for seven years in Florida. Prior to her move to Florida seven years ago, Verdon served as president of the Lions Club of Amery, Wisconsin and treasurer for the Wisconsin Health Care Association. Verdon holds a Master of Public Health from the University of South Florida (expected 2025) and a degree in health care administration/psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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