{"id":67,"date":"2021-08-20T17:40:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2023-05-10T19:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:47:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sbakalor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sbakalor.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sbakalor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sbakalor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.durangopersonalcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sbakalor-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Scott Bakalor LPN<\/strong><br>Founder, Administrator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Scott began his medical career as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician where he soon realized his passion to become a nurse. While being a CNA for seven years in both long term and acute care, Scott also became an EMT for four of those years. In 2012, he became a licensed vocational nurse in California. <br><br>As an LVN he has worked in hospice, home health and in skilled nursing facilities. He worked as the Assistant Director of Nursing, as well as the Medication Room Supervisor at a large assisted living facility. During this time he also discovered a passion for urgent care, volunteering his time for the last four years at many large events around the country as well as Costa Rica<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott began his medical career as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician where he soon realized his passion to become a nurse. While being a CNA for seven years in both long term and acute care, Scott also became an EMT for four of those years. 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