Decorating Your New Space in Assisted Living
Are you or a loved one getting ready for a move to assisted living? Have you considered how you’re going to decorate? It may seem unimportant, but setting up an inviting space can be one…
Colors of Fall and a New Season of Change
September 22 marks the first day of autumn. It’s a time of colder temperatures, moderate-to-severe impending weather conditions, and leaves exploding in vibrant hues of red, orange, yellow, and gold as they go through a…
Finding Old Friends and Relatives (and New Ones) is Easier than You Think
Read tips for finding old friends and other people who were important to you through search engines like Google, social networking sites like Facebook and other resources.
Milaca Elim Meadows LPN Tanya Fratzke
Between May 6 and 12, Cassia is celebrating National Nurses Week and would like to introduce you to Licensed Practical Nurse Tanya Fratzke.
The Enneagram and You
Cassia in the News Spiritual Life
This presentation was an informative webinar discussing the Enneagram, an ancient personality inventory tool that describes nine distinct ways of thinking, acting and viewing the world. It creates paths to self-reflection, growth and improved relationships…
The Little Gray Box
The day was June 1, 1963. The first 3x5 index card in “The Little Gray Box” belongs to, Pauline Crume, otherwise known as Polly. To my knowledge and as the story has been told, Polly moved in and slept in the back office to listen for/and answer the switchboard. (Think Ruth Buzzi’s, Ernestine, “One ringy dingy”) The switchboard was a lot of cords that you stuck in the holes and flip a switch to connect the calls.
Trouble Indeed
Daunte Demetrius Wright, age 20. Another Black man killed, this time in Brooklyn Center.
Examining Elderspeak: How it Hurts and How to Change (1 CEU)
Language reveals so much about the stereotypes of aging. Intending to express care and concern, professionals sometimes stumble into a pattern of speech called Elderspeak.
‘Second Love’ Infrequent In Senior Care Center
While romance kindled in the senior care center appears to be rare, it can be a joy to behold. Call it second love. According to Augustana resident Dennis Peterson, “It’s unusual to see new romance…
Staying Alive & Kickin
A look back at the last year with Alive & Kickin, a Minneapolis-based Senior Services Arts Organization. Michael Matthew Ferrell & Jason James Hansen will share how their Senior Rock & Roll performing group is transforming the challenges of COVID into new opportunities and fighting senior isolation.
