Cerenity News
Birds of a Feather Resident Art Show
“Birds of a Feather” is the theme of the Cerenity Residence-Humboldt Art Show that opened Friday, January 27. The show features peacock paintings, bird drawings, fresco books, owl collages and pumpkin owl stamps – beautiful artwork created by the residents. The artists were on hand at the opening to discuss and celebrate their work. All…
Tenants Testing Acupuncture to Treat an Array of Disorders
“My toes have been hurting for eight years, but now I’m nearly ready to play football,” said a Cerenity-Marian tenant after receiving his second acupuncture treatment. Northwestern Health Sciences University is conducting a 15-week pilot program at Marian, offering free acupuncture for tenants and staff. The response has been very positive – the 22 sessions…
Cerenity-Marian Residents Participate in Study on Qigong
Ten residents in Cerenity-Marian’s enhanced and memory care assisted living program participated in a study last spring to measure whether a meditative exercise movement known as Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) would improve balance and lessen pain among these seniors with memory loss. The results of the study are published in this month’s edition of Catholic Health…
Learn how to manage ongoing health conditions
Cerenity Residence – South St. Paul is offering a six-week workshop on managing ongoing health conditions, such as diabetes, arthritis, chronic pain, heart or lung disease, cancer or obesity. The series will be held on Thursdays, 2 to 4 p.m., Feb. 16 to March 22. There will be an information session at 2 p.m., Thurs.,…
Open House at Cerenity Residence-Humboldt Feb. 7
An open house will be held at Cerenity Residence – Humboldt, 514 Humboldt. Ave., St. Paul, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 7. Come tour the newly remodeled memory care floors and tour our TCU and assisted living. Also learn about inpatient and outpatient therapy available at Cerenity Residence – Humboldt. There will be…
Courtney Blomquist New Housing Manager of Humboldt Residence
Courtney Blomquist is the new housing manager of Cerenity Residence – Humboldt, an assisted living and memory care community located at 514 Humboldt Ave., St. Paul. Courtney has held various positions at Cerenity Senior Care, including interim administrator and assistant administrator of a Cerenity care center. A licensed administrator, Courtney completed the long-term care management program at…
Epiphany Memorial Service Jan. 5
Cerenity White Bear Lake’s annual Epiphany Memorial Service will be at 7 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 5, in the chapel/activity room. This special service is held to remember and honor those who died during the past year and to look ahead to the new year with hope. There will be lit luminaries for each person being remembered…
Cerenity Marian Five Star Quality Provider
The Cerenity Care Center- Marian of Saint Paul was recently designated a Five Star Quality provider. The Federal government through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services developed the Five Star Quality Rating System to help consumers compare skilled nursing care centers more easily and identify potential questions to ask. Care centers are ranked from…
Holiday Tips for Caregivers
During the holidays, caregivers often experience “could’ve, should’ve, would’ve,” says Sheila Novak, facilitator of the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers at Cerenity White Bear Lake. At the December meeting, Sheila shared these tips for escaping holiday pressure and making this time of year less stressful: Ask people to come to your home…
Waiting when waiting is getting harder
by Rev.Shuji Moriichi, chaplain, Cerenity South St. Paul In the calendar of the Christian churches, the season of Advent is the time when believers prepare themselves for Christmas. Over the years, it has become harder to wait for anything, not to mention the birth of Jesus the Christ. The local radio stations start playing popular…
