Minnesota Good Age: Senior living communities get a boost from technology
Helping residents stay in touch with their loved ones and personal passions during a pandemic means taking a creative approach with technology.
Helping residents stay in touch with their loved ones and personal passions during a pandemic means taking a creative approach with technology.
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…
Published April 17, 2017 | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Some say it’s like Skype on steroids. A new robot at the Augustana Care’s Learning Lab for Elder Care Technologies in North Minneapolis can help…
In 2016, we were honored with the Eureka! Award by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal for a unique multi-sensory environment created at Emerald Crest by Augustana Care. The multi-sensory room was designed for people with…
KARE-11 Reports on How Augustana Care’s Learning Lab Helps Older Adults Age in Place Robot at Augustana Care’s Learning Lab Helps Older Adults Connect with Loved Ones and Physicians Visitors to the Learning Lab will…
Estimates indicate 1 to 3 million people in the United States develop pressure sores each year due to being bedridden. According to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) prevalence of pressure sores in the…
Comprehensive Senior Living Campus Helps Low-Income Older Adults Thrive Without Leaving Home. Developed by the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) in 2013, the community includes the Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center, Thomas T. Feeney…
The initiative began with a partnership between the University of Minnesota and Augustana Care. “We continue to look for new ways to teach geriatrics,” says Dr. Edward Ratner, associate professor of medicine at the University…
New and Novel Approaches We are pleased to share some special programs at Augustana Care that have been characterized by the media and others as unique. Our aim is to defy the stereotypes of aging…