Nurse practitioner Deb Maxwell was laid off in March when the coronavirus pandemic halted home health visits.
The Massillon resident, who has worked as a nurse for eight years including the last three years as a certified nurse practitioner, already had another job lined up to start in June, so she wasn’t too worried about the loss of income.
She worried about the patients, especially those in nursing homes, who needed her.
Because of her dedication to her patients, Maxwell has been named one of The Canton Repository’s six Unsung Heroes for 2020. (The Massillon Independent and Canton Repository are sister newspapers.)