Minnesota Good Age: Senior living communities get a boost from technology
Helping residents stay in touch with their loved ones and personal passions during a pandemic means taking a creative approach with technology.
Category: Cassia in the News
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…
Park View Care Center Launches Wide-ranging Support Program for Caregivers
Wright County Journal published an article about this topic. A PDF of the article is available at this link. Park View Care Center staff members launched a Caregiver Support Services program recently, funded by significant…
The Chihuahua Wagon
When I say “Chihuahua”, you say “Wagon”.Chihuahua. Wagon. Chihuahua! Wagon! By Wendi Dressen Director of Volunteer Engagement. What is a Chihuahua Wagon and what does it have to do with volunteering at Cassia? So glad…
Robots Help Families Connect with Older Loved Ones Despite Coronavirus Restrictions
KARE-11 reported on this story, which was then shown nationwide via NBC. Watch and read the KARE-11 story here. You can also read a story that talks about how families are connecting with loved ones.…
Couple in their 80s Met at Valley View Village and got Married February 15
He is 84 and she is 85. Since they met in 2018, they have fallen in love with one another a bit more every day. On February 15, Larry Card and Nan Seay Brooks got…
Cassia Moose Lake Raises Money for Residents to Ride Sun-Spot Bus
A novel idea at Cassia’s Oakview community in Moose Lake will bring a little sunshine to residents on February 17 with the “SunSpot” Sun Bus. The bus was invented by Duluth siblings who call themselves…
Benson High Gives Honorary Diploma to 91-Year-Old Who Had to Leave School After Eighth Grade
Video segment by: Fox9 A special thank you to photographer Emily Theisen at emilytheisenphotography.com Ninety-one-year-old Cliff Hanson grew up on a farm near Swift Falls, Minnesota in the 1930s. Although he stopped going to school…
Open Circle’s Mark Rosen Receives National Adult Day Services Association Award
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…
Cassia Awards Recognize Excellence in Employees and Volunteers— and Fullness of Life in Residents
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…
