In 2011, Open Circle began an ambitious and innovative Academic Outreach program. The goal was to utilize college-level interns to enhance current calendar programming, allow for more simultaneous activities to be offered and to increase…
2019 Awards for Cassia Excellence (ACEs) award winners. Pictured with Cassia CEO Bob Dahl: Stephanie Erickson, Excellence in Customer Engagement. Judy Snook, Resident Fullness of Life. Laura Jones, Excellence in Volunteerism. Steven Huynh, Excellence in…
VIDEO BY WCCO Driven by their husband/father’s diagnosis of Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s, a local family partnering with Cassia (formerly Augustana Care and Elim Care) created Parks’ Place: Memory Care Redefined. Parks’ Place celebrated its opening day…
She began her career in a small country school in 1949 and taught for just a few years until she married. When her children got older, Anna Mae Witt became a school teacher in New…
Affordable housing is scarce in Eagle County, which translates into challenges for Castle Peak employees. Because they often have to drive long distances to work, we’ve partnered with Eagle County to find a solution. This…
Augustana Regent’s Resident Services Coordinator Amanda Hanson received the National Council on Family Relations’ Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation in April, 2019. Hanson attended South Central College, where she completed her AAS in Community…
See this linked KARE-11 broadcast, and this linked Sun Sailor article showing how older adults with dementia are defying stereotypes and creating work that benefits our community. This past December, the chill air of winter…
As the number of people over the age of 75 multiplies, the likelihood increases that they will outlive their savings. Residents or clients who worked hard throughout their lives may have to cut down on…
Del Baas at Open Circle When Del Baas hit his head after a fall, he was in a coma for three days. Though he survived this episode, his health was still in jeopardy. Del was…
Resident Bernice Buch enjoying our new garden When Barbara Egli and her husband Werner moved to Cassia’s Minneapolis campus, “we fell in love with the community,” she recalls. When Werner passed away, Barbara found support…
