Communication Vital for Distant Caregivers
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Ask grandma what she wants most from her adult kids and her little ones and she’ll say every time, come see me more often. Then…
Cassia Awards Recognize Excellence in Employees and Volunteers— and Fullness of Life in Residents
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…
Going the ‘Second Mile’ of Caregiving
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Nothing brings out the very best in us quite like taking care of someone we love. Often, when the basics of good care have been…
Angels Unaware
By Patty Crawford The road to Santuario de Chimayo winds through the high desert mountains of New Mexico. My family had finished a wonderful lunch at a nearby restaurant and now was in search of…
Life in the Bird House Factory
By Patty Crawford My father is experiencing many health changes and I have prepared myself for diminished interactions on my visits. I was not anticipating my experience on Saturday. I found him in the dining…
Tarajee Wilson
Tarajee Wilson has worked as a licensed practical nurse at Augustana Care Moose Lake Health Care Center for the past three years. She co-chaired the Alzheimer’s fundraiser project and raised more than $2,000. Tarajee’s commitment…
Fitness fits seniors, too
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger “The best fitness activity is one that you will stick with and make a habit of in your life! This comment came my way while…
Minnesota Family Directly Affected by Alzheimer’s Launches Parks’ Place, a New Family-Based Community That Redefines Memory Care
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…
Reflections on Happiness as a Choice
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Exploring the territory known as the pursuit of happiness, most specifically how as seniors we get there, or don’t, was the subject of my previous…
Happiness is a Choice You Make, Says Book’s Author
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger I wish I could read aloud to you from the book Happiness is a Choice You Make. Released in 2018, the 250-pager was written by…