Hospitality to Healthcare: Behind-The-Scenes with our Executive Chefs
Discover our new Q&A series, highlighting executive chefs who have shifted from hospitality to healthcare. Chef Ricco shares his journey.
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Student Employees Balance School, Work, Hobbies
Meet Anita and Sebastian, proud student employees at Cassia, and discover how they balance work, school and their personal passions.
Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month with Chef Ricco
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.
Marie Christianson Named Volunteer of the Year by LeadingAge Minnesota
Cassia’s Regent at Burnsville Volunteer Marie Christianson was honored two weeks ago by LeadingAge Minnesota with the Volunteer of the Year Award in the Twin Cities metropolitan area (District G). The award honors a volunteer…
Milaca Elim Meadows LPN Tanya Fratzke
Between May 6 and 12, Cassia is celebrating National Nurses Week and would like to introduce you to Licensed Practical Nurse Tanya Fratzke.
Grace Hospice Volunteer Mark True
To celebrate National Volunteer Week (from April 18 through April 24) Cassia wants to introduce our Grace Hospice Volunteer Mark True.
Social Worker, Shannon Clem
Director of Social Services Shannon Clem has worked at Cassia’s Apple Valley Health and Rehabilitation for two years. Colleagues and supervisors say Shannon is an excellent advocate for the residents and is always focused on determining how to meet their needs.
Ten Thousand People Vaccinated by Cassia since December
Cassia began administering coronavirus vaccines to residents and staff in December 2020 through our own A&E Pharmacy. In March, we completed the third round of clinics at our skilled nursing and independent/assisted living locations. To…
Chaplain Terrance Zink
In honor of Ash Wednesday, Cassia is honoring Chaplain Terrance Zink. He has been the chaplain of Elim Wellspring in Princeton, Minnesota, for just over five years.
Volunteer Shares Joy with Senior Living Residents
By Wendi Dressen Cassia volunteers come to us for a variety of reasons – to gain experience in the senior care field, the desire to give back to the community, a connection to a staff…
