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April 6, 2015

Is it Time to Intervene?

Early diagnosis is key to crisis prevention and treatment planning. Knowing when to seek medical help or place a loved one in a …  View article»
March 23, 2015

What is Dementia?

Those with significant memory loss may have a condition often referred to as dementia. Dementia is not a disease but a group of …  View article»
March 16, 2015

Forgetfulness and Dementia

At times we all forget little details like where we placed our keys or we forget to buy an item on our grocery list. This is nor…  View article»
February 19, 2015

A Different Kind of Community and a Different Kind of Care: Emerald Crest by Augustana Care

Experts in the field say that when people age, they typically need more time to learn and retain new information. There are time…  View article»
January 14, 2015

Data Shows Lower Medication Use at Emerald Crest

Recently, we gathered data on the use of psychotropic and other anti-anxiety/anti-depressant medications in programs like ours. …  View article»
January 6, 2015

Winter 2014-2015 Emerald Crest Newsletter

Emerald Crest by Augustana CareCommunity Update Newsletter Winter 2014 - 2015 Click to download  View article»
June 13, 2014

Eighty-year Friendship Sweetens Women’s Lives at Emerald Crest by Augustana Care

Lakeshore Weekly News For more than 80 years, Myrtle Palmquist and Ginger Falk have been best friends. Now, both are neighbors…  View article»
June 4, 2014

Spring 2014 Emerald Crest Newsletter

Emerald Crest by Augustana CareCommunity Update Newsletter Spring 2014 Click to download  View article»
February 17, 2014

Occupational Therapist Creates New Vision for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

A Unique Model for Memory Care: Theresa Klein’s Vision When Theresa Klein was in high school, her grandfather began showing sig…  View article»
January 17, 2014

Emerald Crest Worship Service Featured in "Star Tribune"

A new sensory worship service for people with Alzheimer’s and similar conditions, created at Emerald Crest by Augustana Care, wa…  View article»

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High on our list for a place for our Mom was connection to the church, closeness to her church home, Gethsemane Lutheran, and a private room with her own phone line! Mom was not the kind to share a room. Her opinions were strongly held and vocally shared. We loved that about her, but realized that another might not. Though the cooking was not to her liking ("they never met an onion") we and she realized that residents have many dietary needs. She ate dessert first. The staff, however, allowed us to buy Grape Nuts to offer when she showed up early for breakfast. We endured COVID without Mom, the former TB patient, getting it. When I had other care concerns, staff addressed those at once. It was a good place for my Mom. The Chaplain even showed up wearing a tee shirt with her photo and the phrase "Valedictorian" a fact Mom managed to mention to every new care giver.

— Carol, daughter of resident

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