A nurse at Northwest Health â LaPorte earned a Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing for easing a family's anxiety about a high-risk procedure and explaining to them exactly what would happen. Residences Senior Living soon will start vaccinating the family of residents and staff at Residences at Deer Creek in Schererville and Residences at Coffee Creek in Chesterton. Joseph S. Pete Cardiac Cath Lab nurse Melissa Brajacki received the prestigious honor after a family nominated her for the care she provided to their mother, who underwent a high-risk procedure. The family praised Brajacki for being more than welcoming to them, allowing them to see their mother before she went under the scalpel at a time when the coronavirus pandemic restricted visitation at the hospital.