Dementia: Where Things Feel Right
“I’m not going!” Suddenly, Carl was unwilling to move from his seat. The Augustana Care Open Circle Adult Day Services staff was baffled. He generally followed the routine with ease and went to his usual…
Augustana Lakeside Employee Uses Training to Save a Life
Seventeen-year-old Ryley Pollock always wanted to help people, and as a certified nursing assistant at Augustana Lakeside in Dassel, Minnesota, he has plenty of chances to do so. At a recent auction at his aunt’s…
Twins CEO offers Stadium Suite to Fan Celebrating 95th Birthday
As Augustana Care is newly affiliated with Elim Care, we want to share this wonderful story about Elim Care’s community Haven Homes. News features may be seen at the KARE-11 website, the Pioneer Laker newspaper,…
Sisters Are Next-Door Neighbors at Augustana Care’s Apple Valley Villa After Many Years Apart
Dorothy Ferber and her sister Suzanne Varisco treasured their relationship through the years. Yet for many of those years they saw each other only on annual visits because they lived so far apart. The situation…
Memory Cafés Provide Support to Care Partners and People with Dementia
Two memory cafés in the Twin Cities were created in the past two years to offer support to those with dementia and their family members or care partners. Emerald Crest, Augustana Open Circle and Augustana…
The Last Hike
I want to tell you about my friend Knut. He has been an influence on my life for 38 years. Knut was my friend’s father. The last two years of his life he spent time…
Elk Run Volunteer Featured on Denver 7: Every Day Heros
“Chris the flower guy”, a volunteer at Elk Run Assisted Living, was featured as an Every Day Hero on Denver’s Channel 7 news. Congratulations Chris! Chris Roll delivers flowers to Elk Run residents each week.…
14th Annual Employee Recognition Gala
On February 22, 2018, Augustan Care held their 14th annual Employee Recognition Gala which celebrates Augustana Care employees for their years of service at five year increment marks (five, ten, fifteen, twenty years and more).…
Apple Valley Campus Receives Training Grant to Enhance Staff Capabilities
We are thrilled to announce that Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation of Apple Valley, in conjunction with Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), received a $261,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.…
Elderspeak
Seth Horowitz in his book The Universal Sense uses his experience as an auditory neuroscientist to show the reader how sound plays a large role in our emotional lives, far greater than one may have…
