Give Yourself a Ski Lift
If you’ve ever tried to use a walker in snowy conditions, you know that the walker legs, with their rubber tips, tend to get stuck in the snow, making forward mobility a major winter challenge.
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18, 2021 Since 1986, Americans have observed an annual holiday in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Occurring on the third Monday of January each year, the holiday falls around (and sometimes…
Easy Pull-on Fall Reduction
#TechTuesday Continuing with our January topic of winter fall prevention, we bring you YakTrax walkers. YakTrax are stretchy rubber straps that pull on over the soles of your shoes or boots, and have metal coils…
Raising Cane
#TechTuesday Among older adults, falls are the most common cause of traumatic head injury, and icy walkways are a very common cause of winter falls. In an online article on the Mayo Clinic website, Minnesota…
Accounting Firm Treats Health Care Workers to Lunch at Cassia’s Chapel View
We all know how dedicated health care workers are—especially those who are caring for our loved ones in the midst of a pandemic. Many of us want to thank our health care workers—and at Cassia’s Chapel View community in Hopkins, that thank you came in the form of a special lunch from Pub 819.
Connect with Friends
#TechTuesday Do you like to read and miss your book club? Pour yourself a glass of Chardonnay and check out the Senior Planet Virtual Book Club. They just finished reading the award-winning book by Minnesota…
Pandemic’s Legacy to be With Us in Future
The end of the pandemic appears to be coming closer. Dare we hope? A variety of companies are seeking approval for use of their immunization products in the USA. And this Friday morning as I edit this blog, my morning newspaper’s front page headline reads, “Pfizer vaccine gets key U.S. OK.” And the world’s first Covid-19 vaccination is being given today to a British woman. Millions eventually will follow world wide.
Licensed Practical Nurse, Stacy Spotts
The Face of Caring – December 2020 December’s Face of Caring honors Princeton Elim Wellspring TCU and Temporary COVID-Unit Team Lead Stacy Spotts, Licensed Practical Nurse. Elim Wellspring was free of the virus until this…
Senior Planet, “Stuck at Home”
#TechTuesday Check out Senior Planet’s long list of ideas to overcome feeling “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” Staff has compiled a long list of Stuck-at-Home Guides with enough events and opportunities to fill…
Introducing Senior Planet
#TechTuesday This December Cassia Tech Tuesdays will feature several of the myriad online resources for seniors accessible on the Senior Planet website. Originally founded as Older Adult Technology Services (OATS), the Senior Planet organization has…