About Us, Our Staff
"Service with Integrity, Passion & Care"

Welcome! Northern Lakes Nursing is a 99-bed Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center located in Northeast Indiana; Angola, Indiana in Steuben County.
It is hugely significant to have this many physicians & nurse practitioners onboard our medical team at Northern Lakes Nursing; Always one of the medical team is on duty Monday - Friday, plus on-call availability 24/7. NLNR's Rounding Providers will follow all new admission (post hospital patients) and all new re-admits; Our goal is to reduce the risk of re-hospitalization or emergency room visits.
Meet our Medical Doctors

Dr. Jonathan Alley, DO
Medical Director
25 Years of Service
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medicine 1990

Dr. Derek Paris, PsyD.
Clinical Psychologist
Masters Degree in clinical psychology, Ball State University and Doctorate in Psychology, Indiana State Univ.

Dr. David Johnson
Attending Physician
Sub-acute care
Short stay patients
Meet Our Extended Medical Team

Katie O’Keefe, NP
General Medicine
Sub-acute care
Short stay patients

Megan Butcher, NP
General Medicine
Wound management specialist

Joel Nagel, NP
General Medicine
Sub-acute care
Short stay patients

Gina Yarnell, NP
Behavioral Health
Dementia / Alzheimers
Meet Our Staff Members

Dee Smallman
Leadership Award-winning Administrator

LeAnn Fitzpatrick, RN
Director of Nursing

Bridget Mcshane, LPN
Community Liaison
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Ann Manzer, LPN
Infection Preventionist/
Wound Nurse
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Autumn McCormick, RN
MDS/Care Plan Coordinator
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Amanda Fritz, LPN
Staff Development Coordinator
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Crystal Jordan, LPN
Scheduling /Unit Manager
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Dylen Hantz
Admission & Financial Specialist
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Bridget Barnes
Human Resource/Accounts Payable

Terri Leedy
Dietary Manager
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Natalie Shepherd
Social Services
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Jody Hoffman
Medical Records Coordinator
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Tennessee Rhodes
Environmental Director
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Brad Reasoner
Maintenance Manager
OUR COMMITMENT
We will continue to provide levels of care across every department that will meet & exceed benchmarks for our industry. We believe our Outcomes Report confirms that we have achieved Excellence in a wide variety of services.
OUR VISION
To provide uncompromising standards of Quality of Care and Quality of Life to our community and to be recognized as the leader in providing these services with Integrity, Passion & Pride.
OUR MISSION
We are a team of professionals committed to provide an extraordinary health care experience for our residents. We understand our focus must be first and foremost, our residents & their family members. That means doing whatever necessary to provide quality clinically-based services, and quality of life, while guiding our residents to achieve their highest potential. We work diligently to ensure that dignity and respect are the hallmark of every resident experience, and we strive to exceed our resident’s expectations in all that we do.