Active Mind, Healthy Body
Everyone slows down some as they get older. The challenge is to stay active enough to keep your body and mind as healthy as possible. Parking yourself in front of a screen for hours every day is not necessarily the [...]
Welcome Home!
Nurturing and caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's disease can be a rewarding and exhausting task. For some, it becomes a monumental task that cannot be done alone or maybe not at all. Gianna Homes can help. [...]
A New Autumn
Summer has made its way out, and autumn is upon us. Before you know it, winter will be here with all its blustery, snowy ferocity. Fall is when people close up the cabins, winterize cars, homes, and pull out the [...]
Updated Visitation Guidelines…
COVID-19: RESUME VISITATION IN SETTING – FAMILY LETTER Updated: September 16, 2020 Dear Gianna Homes Families and Friends, We are excited to share the news that we are resuming visitation in our setting. The Minnesota Department of Health has issued [...]
Caregiving During COVID-19
Making a difference in the lives of others is a noble deed in the best of times and during these days of COVID-19, it is so much more. Being an essential worker during this season, especially in the area of [...]
Shhh. . . Listen to Me When I Speak!
How many of us heard similar words when we were kids? Some of us always had something to say when Mom or Dad was telling us something they felt was important. Some of us listened to Grandma and Grampa (and [...]
Spreading Joy in Tumultuous Times
For months places like Gianna Homes have been quarantined in the interest of keeping residents safe and healthy. These extraordinary times and circumstances both take their toll and at the same time bring out the best and most creative aspects [...]
Lewy Body Dementia
Everyone has a host of proteins in their body. Some of them are good and necessary, such as the proteins that cause your skin to be soft and supple. Others can be harmful, as in the case of deposits of [...]
The Story of COVID-19 at Gianna Homes
Dear friends, What a blessing to have summer fully upon us these June days after the long weeks of quarantine that we all have been under due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The warm sunshine, gardens coming to life and wind [...]
Our Changing Reality
Living through a worldwide pandemic is not something most people would think possible in their lifetime, especially in this age of technological and medical miracles. Yet, for months now, the world has been under siege with what has been termed [...]
Caregivers, Are You Off-Balance?
Caring for another person is a huge job any way you look at it. Whether it is a loved one, a job or a generous gesture to help another person, caregiving requires a special skill set. Patience, kindness, generosity and [...]
Valentine’s Day – It’s All About the Love
February is the month where love reigns supreme and caretaking is one of the most loving things you can do for another person. Valentine’s Day is a most special day for giving and receiving tokens of love, but, for some, [...]