Nadia Whitebird
Founder & Executive Director
An occupational therapist who opened Verdigris House to prove that purposeful work belongs in memory care.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, caregivers and leaders who stay, and who know every resident by name.
Our team
The crew
Dana Whitfield, RN
Director of Nursing
Eighteen years in memory care nursing.
Dr. Alan Reyes
Medical Director
A Rogers County geriatrician who makes monthly rounds.
Priya Raman, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Sees residents weekly and catches changes early.
Kendra Walsh, LMSW
Social Worker
Guides families through move-in and benefits.
Joe Redbird
Roster Coordinator
Writes the house roster every morning and knows who can sand a board and who can't stand to.
Rhonda Keel
Kitchen Lead
Runs a kitchen with eight assistant cooks, most of them over eighty.
Amina Yusuf, LPN
Night Nurse
Keeps the households calm overnight.
Marcus Bell
Workshop Lead
A retired shop teacher who supervises the workbench and keeps the sharp tools locked up.
Greta Nyberg
Sewing Room Volunteer
Has run the quilting frame on Tuesdays for nine years.
Jenna Kirk
Admissions Coordinator
Gives our tours and helps families with the first weeks.
Sample family reviews
From Verdigris families
Mom ran a laundromat in Pryor for thirty years. They put her in charge of the towels. She inspects every fold.
Dad was a machinist at the plant. In the workshop he sorts bolts by size for an hour and comes out calm as a Sunday.
At the last place, they wouldn't let my wife near the kitchen. Here she rolls pie crust every Thursday.
Every evening at supper someone thanks Grandma by name for setting the tables. She glows.
Dana caught Dad's infection early because he skipped the workshop two days in a row. That's paying attention.
My mother was a school secretary. She sorts the mail every morning and knows every name on the envelopes.
The quilt Mom helped sew went to the hospital nursery. I cried when they showed me the picture.
Kendra helped us apply for the ADvantage waiver and stuck with us until it came through.
Dad sleeps through the night now. He works hard all day, just like he used to.
I come on Saturdays and join the garden crew. It's the best visit we've had in years.
When Mom passed, the sewing room finished her last quilt and gave it to us.
There's a job with your mother's name on it.
Call or text Nadia. Tell us what your mom or dad did for a living, and we'll show you where they'd fit.