A Holiday Prayer
Earlier this fall, COMPAS artist and poet Rachel Moritz worked with the residents of Gianna Homes - Sursum Corda to create their own poem. Here is the holiday blessing they came up with! Merry Christmas! From All of us at [...]
Too Much Pie
This fall, Rachel Mortiz, a poet who works with COMPAS creative community arts program, helped our residents at Gianna Homes - Gladys' Place write their own poem. She was able to elicit responses from even our more non-verbal residents! Here [...]
Harmonica Time!
Claire Klein, Gianna Homes Program Director and Music Therapist, recently worked with a resident at Gianna Homes - Gladys' Place. This resident was once a leader of a concertina accordion and harmonica band. They reminisced about the experience, and the laughter [...]
Raindrops keep falling…
Raindrops keep falling on my head!!!... and we need Gutters and Downspouts for our residence here in Minnetonka. If you look at the attached photos you can see that we really need to raise some moneys to help with the [...]
Unmasking Brain Injury event THIS WEEK!
In just two days, Jordan Leopold (former MN Wild player), Cory Hepola (Kare11), our residents, and their families will come together to create masks telling the story of their dementia journey. Their masks will then be displayed at our upcoming Risks [...]
Unmasking Brain Injury – coming July 27!
We are excited to announce that our Unmasking Brain Injury event will take place on Wednesday, July 27 at 1:00pm in the Gianna Homes - Sursum Corda garden. Our residents, along with their families, will have the opportunity to share [...]
Unmasking Brain Injury
This year, Gianna Homes will be tackling the issue of brain injury, especially those related to concussions, at our upcoming fundraising even - The Risks of the Game Gala on Friday, November 4 at the U.S. Bank Vikings stadium. We [...]