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Residents with Dementia at Gianna Homes Create their Own Angels through Mneme Therapy

August 16th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dementia Residents Create their Own Angels through Mneme Therapy Earlier this year, our residents who have dementia worked with Mneme therapist, Suzy Volden (http://artwithoutboundaries.net/SV.html), to create beautiful renderings of angels. Mneme therapy (http://artwithoutboundaries.net/e1.html) uses everyday experiences like creating artwork and [...]

Dementia Residents Find Hope and Strength in Angels Among Us Lyrics

July 27th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

  Gianna Homes has long used music therapy to support our residents and families. Claire Klein is a Board-Certified Music Therapists and serves as the Program Director. She sat with two of our dementia residents to listen to and talk [...]

Tickets on Sale Now – Gianna Homes 2017 Gala

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Annual Gianna Homes Gala - Tickets on Sale Now Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Metropolitan Club Due to the high demand for tickets at this historic event, tickets are on sale prior to you receiving your printed invite (look [...]

Artist Susan Linnell talks about her “Angel” painting for the 2017 Gianna Homes Gala

July 18th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Artist Susan Linnell talks about her "Angel" painting for the 2017 Gianna Homes Gala   Angel Painting by Susan Linnell Cari Doucette, Gianna Homes, Marketing Director, sat down with Susan Linnell, the artist who painted the Angel featured in the [...]

Save the Date – Annual Gianna Homes Gala

June 26th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Save the Date - Annual Gianna Homes Gala   Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Metropolitan Club This year, our event will feature Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, daughter of namesake Saint Dr. Gianna Beretta Molla. As our evening's keynote as [...]

A Picture Says a Thousand Words: Storytelling with People with Dementia

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A Picture Says a Thousand Words: Storytelling with People with Dementia   Humans are storied creatures. We gather around the campfire and scare each other with ghastly tales. At holidays, we reminisce and repeat the family fables. Stories help us [...]

Sharing the Passion of Reading: Volunteering at Gianna Homes

May 17th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sharing the Passion of Reading: Volunteering at Gianna Homes Maddy writes about her passion of reading...     When it came to volunteering, my mom frequently told me to “share my passions”. I was never quite sure what she meant. [...]

Why Don’t You Sprinkle Some Sage on That Lion’s Mane?

April 26th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Why Don't You Sprinkle Some Sage on That Lion's Mane? As we delve deeper into our book of review, “Awakening from Alzheimer’s”, we ponder the validity of two claims: Sage sharpens memory. Lion’s Mane is a miracle mushroom. Sage and [...]

Are Jigsaw Puzzles Therapeutic ?! Read more to find out!

March 23rd, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Are Jigsaw Puzzles Therapeutic?!     Are Jigsaw Puzzles Therapeutic?   Why yes they are! Think about how relaxed you become when you are completely enthralled in a gamut of blue puzzle pieces. Which one is the perfect fit for [...]

Unmasking Brain Injury: Gianna Homes Partnered With The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance

March 20th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Unmasking Brain Injury at Gianna Homes with the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance On Wednesday, July 27, the residents of Gianna Homes and Gladys’ Place came together with retired NHL player and brain injury advocate, Jordan Leopold and Cory Hepola of [...]

Gianna Homes Resident: Darlene’s Story of Faith

March 14th, 2017|Categories: Memory Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Gianna Homes Resident: Darlene's Story of Faith This is Darlene's Story:  Darlene Joan Fretter was born in 1932 in Minneapolis, MN. Although her parents were very poor they shared their wealthy hearts with their two daughters, and much of their extended [...]

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4605 Fairhills Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55345
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10210 28th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
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Minnetonka, MN 55345
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