In 2011, Open Circle began an ambitious and innovative Academic Outreach program. The goal was to utilize college-level interns to enhance current calendar programming, allow for more simultaneous activities to be offered and to increase…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
