Let’s Talk Turkey
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Nothing I can think of right now sounds better than a generous helping of hot roasted turkey. Imagining that it’s Thanksgiving Day, also on the…
The Benefits of Giving Up Driving
Americans are in love with the road, and we have the cars and roads to prove it: there were about 225 million licensed drivers in the United States in 2016. There are more than 164,000 miles of…
6 Guidelines to Make Downsizing Easier
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Goods, goods everywhere: clothing, toys, games, books, magazines, appliances small and large, furniture, bedding, cars new and old, trucks, bicycles, tricycles, scooters, camping gear, boats,…
What to Look for When You Tour a Care Community
As the number of older people in our community continues to increase, it’s also likely the number of housing options is increasing too. That makes it harder to choose the right community—either for yourself, or…
Independent or Assisted Living? What’s the Difference?
Choosing a community to provide care and services to you or your loved ones—along with opportunities for new friendships and activities— can be confusing. The first step is to figure out what your options are.…
Soup’s On!
The Cassia Life By Jesse Watkins, Cassia’s own resident blogger Don’t care to cook? Like great soup? Got wheels? You can have your favorite soup and eat it too! This week’s blog is about where…
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…
Communication Vital for Distant Caregivers
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…
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…
Going the ‘Second Mile’ of Caregiving
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…
