Link to article in Lakeshore Weekly News Guest column by Deb Taylor There’s a shortage of caregivers across Minnesota, and that’s a big deal. Personal care attendants — for seniors and individuals with special needs — help ensure their clients’ safety, and their capacity to remain living at home instead […]
Link to news release on stratishealth.org Stratis Health announces five recipients of its 2016 Building Healthier Communities award. This Stratis Health grant award supports initiatives that promote a culture of health care quality and patient safety in Minnesota. The awards ranged from $10,000 to $25,000. The 2016 award recipients: ACT on Alzheimer’s […]
Link to article in Sun Current During the March 8 meeting, the Eden Prairie City Council approved Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $210,636. Presented to the council on an annual basis, the grant is used to fund local agencies specializing in human services such as housing […]
Link to article in Eden Prairie News By Lisa Engdahl Are you a caregiver? Many people in this role have never identified themselves with the title “caregiver.” You may be an adult child caring for a parent. You may be a neighbor looking out for the elderly couple living next […]
Link to article in the Star Tribune AGING IN THE SUBURBS There’s more to this story, especially in Hennepin County The Feb. 13 story “Suburbs brace for boomers” was well done, but didn’t convey the full magnitude of the challenges. The growth of populations of people 65 and older was given […]
Link to article in Lakeshore Weekly News Guest Column by Deb Taylor Throughout her 106 years, Elizabeth lived an optimistic life. She’d known struggle early when her mother died in 1914, when Elizabeth was six. But she persevered and looked on the bright side, helping her father and siblings run […]
