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Look Good, Feel Good

Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Services and Amenities, White Bear Lake | No Comments

Look Good, Feel Good

We’re all familiar with the old adage, “If you look good, you feel good.” That’s why beauty/barber shops are essential amenities at Cerenity Care Centers and Residences. Debra Sandberg, admissions coordinator for the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at Cerenity White Bear Lake, says one of the first things patients who arrive from the hospital ask…

Cerenity Marian Tenants Create Sunday Dinner Menu

Posted on August 22nd, 2011 in Marian Center, Services and Amenities | No Comments

Cerenity Marian Tenants Create Sunday Dinner Menu

Once a month, tenants at Cerenity Marian are treated to a meal planned by a fellow tenant. It’s all part of Cerenity Marian’s Sunday dinner meal plan. “At the beginning of the month we draw one tenant’s name from a hat and that person gets to plan a Sunday dinner, with recipes of his or her choice,”…

Cerenity Marian has its Residents Excited about Music

Posted on August 10th, 2011 in Marian Center | No Comments

When Dennis Blanchard, Recreation Coordinator at Cerenity Marian plugged in his keyboard and microphone Tuesday afternoon, he had a crowd of residents waiting to hear him play. Even staff members and visitors stopped to tap their toes and jive along to the beat. Elizabeth Emery, a resident at Marian, brought her son and daughter-in-law to…

Cerenity Marian introduces Mneme Therapy

Posted on August 3rd, 2011 in Marian Center | No Comments

Cerenity Marian introduces Mneme Therapy

When a person with memory loss or dementia is given a blank canvas and some paint the assumption is that the person most likely won’t know what to do with it.  But, when Larry Homan started working with residents affected by memory loss at Cerenity Marian, the blank canvases in front of them turned into…