The Move of a Lifetime
Relocation for Older Adults often presents a unique set of circumstances. For the past 18 years, my husband and I have owned and operated a senior move management company which has been coordinating moves for…
Special Power in Senior Vote
One person, one vote. It’s the way we conduct elections here in the USA, and perhaps the way it should be everywhere. One vote per person probably comes as close as a system can in delivering equal impact per person.
Second grader and Seventy-three-year-old Find Common Ground in the Midst of the Coronavirus
She’s seven. He’s seventy three. She loves art and so does he—and though she is shy and he has struggled with depression, they have found, in the midst of a global pandemic, a connection that…
Finding Joy, Nowadays
It’s not likely to come to us by surprise—a calming, sustainable feeling of joy, of happiness, in our topsy-turvy world. Most likely you and I need to discover our brand of joy for ourselves, in some out-of-the-way place. It could be hidden right under our noses.
Let’s Talk About Something Else
What’s missing from this list of news headlines and headline fragments? Take one guess and my bet is you will have the answer. It’s pandemic or coronavirus or Covid-19. The idea here is that maybe it’s time to give our attention a break, focus briefly on other matters. How refreshing for once perhaps to hear or read about something other than the pandemic.
Andrea Korkoka at our Moose Lake Campus
Andrea has worked at Cassia’s Moose Lake campus at our care center and in assisted living for close to three years. Staff and residents call Andrea Merry Sunshine, as she always arrives to work with…
Video Series: Life Care Planning Education
A FREE 3-event educational series. Videos from live Zoom meetings. Part 1 Occurred: July 8th, 2020 Estate Planning. Getting your Legal House in Order Download session 1 presentation handouts here This session will focus…
Sarah Theis at Park Terrace Assisted Living and Memory Care
Care Attendant Sarah Theis “is one of the most caring people I have ever met, with a heart of gold,” writes Cassia’s Park Terrace Assisted Living and Memory Care Director Jill Pingel. “She goes above…
Faithful not Fearful: What You Should Know About Moving to a Senior Living Community
Support and Resources for Dealing with COVID-19 You may have been thinking about a move to assisted living, memory care or enhanced care suites or skilled nursing. You may be starting to check into the…
Virtual Meetings Narrow Distancing’s Gap
The coming of coronavirus, the respiratory illness, COVID-19, that it causes, and the resulting world-wide pandemic presented the men’s group with a problem. To help decrease the spread of the sometimes fatal COVID-19, gatherings small and large are avoided. Utilizing Zoom is a way to hold meetings, albeit virtually, to reduce the possible transmission of virus while sustaining a level of connection.
