By Jo Ann M. Colton Elk Run Assisted Living, at 31383 Frost Way in Evergreen is urging everyone, especially those living alone, to take precautions to ensure their safety during the cold weather days ahead. “The…
stress level is bound to be high. Yet, many caregivers are also caring for children at the same time, and are known to most of us as “the sandwich generation.”
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…
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…
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.
Between May 6 and 12, Cassia is celebrating National Nurses Week and would like to introduce you to Licensed Practical Nurse Tanya Fratzke.
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 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.
Daunte Demetrius Wright, age 20. Another Black man killed, this time in Brooklyn Center.
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.
