Dementia: Where Things Feel Right
“I’m not going!” Suddenly, Carl was unwilling to move from his seat. The Augustana Care Open Circle Adult Day Services staff was baffled. He generally followed the routine with ease and went to his usual…
Augustana Lakeside Employee Uses Training to Save a Life
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…
Twins CEO offers Stadium Suite to Fan Celebrating 95th Birthday
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,…
Sisters Are Next-Door Neighbors at Augustana Care’s Apple Valley Villa After Many Years Apart
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…
Memory Cafés Provide Support to Care Partners and People with Dementia
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…