If you’ve eaten at a restaurant lately—or eaten with a loved one at a school or senior care community—have you noticed your food server? January is a great month to do that, because it’s—you guessed it—Be Kind to Food Servers Month!
September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day—and Cassia wants you to meet Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Tina Plohocky, who serves a significant number of people with Alzheimer’s.
Please commend Chanteau for doing an extraordinary job with my wife on June 26th. My wife was having a very hard time waking up and Chanteau was able to thoroughly take care of her while maintaining a calm demeanor and a soft voice the entire time.
Is there a professional caregiver in your life who is dedicated to making life better for others? Does he or she make you feel stronger, happier—and better able to deal with whatever is ailing you?? LeadingAge Iowa was looking for exactly the kind of person described above—and found him in Licensed Practical Nurse/Charge Nurse Preston Brown. In 2022, Brown was chosen to be LeadingAge Iowa’s Caregiver of the Year for his service to skilled nursing patients at Newton Village.
You may think July is all about barbecues, but did you know July is National Culinary Arts Month, too? In fact, every year in July, the holiday celebrates professional cooks and chefs across the country. Cassia is blessed with exceptional chefs throughout our communities, and our goal is to feature them all. Today we’re introducing Regent at Burnsville Director of Culinary Services Ricco Mejia. He has been with us for eleven years.
We’re excited to introduce you to Certified Nursing Assistant and Resident Coordinator Mary Clark to celebrate National Nursing Assistant Week between June 16 and June 22. Mary has worked at Cassia’s Emerald Crest of Burnsville location for the past three years.
In honor of National Nursing Assistant Week between June 16 and June 22, we want to introduce an extraordinary nursing assistant from Cassia’s Trinity Springs community in Florida. The best way to start introduce you to LaSoy Smythe is with a letter we received from a family member.
Face of Caring – May 2022 We’re thrilled to introduce Director of Nursing Sarah Coy, who works at Cassia’s Newton Village community in Newton, Iowa. We are featuring Sarah to celebrate National Nursing Week (May…
By Wendi Dressen, Director of Volunteer Engagement I ran across an article with the top 10 reasons to volunteer. There were lots of great reasons on the list, like saving resources, gaining professional experience, learning…
Cassia is inspired by Harrison’s story and by all employees who make it a priority to help their co-workers. We are thrilled to be able to honor Harrison!
