Seventeen-year-old Ryley Pollock always wanted to help people, and as a certified nursing assistant at Augustana Lakeside in Dassel, Minnesota, he has plenty of chances to do so. At a recent auction at his aunt’s…
As Augustana Care is newly affiliated with Elim Care, we want to share this wonderful story about Elim Care’s community Haven Homes. News features may be seen at the KARE-11 website, the Pioneer Laker newspaper,…
Dorothy Ferber and her sister Suzanne Varisco treasured their relationship through the years. Yet for many of those years they saw each other only on annual visits because they lived so far apart. The situation…
Two memory cafés in the Twin Cities were created in the past two years to offer support to those with dementia and their family members or care partners. Emerald Crest, Augustana Open Circle and Augustana…
I want to tell you about my friend Knut. He has been an influence on my life for 38 years. Knut was my friend’s father. The last two years of his life he spent time…
