Care Partners is honored to be recognized by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation with a Touchstone Award for our Mindfulness Based Dementia Care (MBDC) introductory class and workshop presented in partnership with Michelle Barclay. Duluth television station WDIO recently
We are so excited about the upcoming re-opening of the Cook County Memory Café! Our first café was held in February 2019, and we had such a wonderful time…and then COVID happened and we’ve had to wait these many months
Are you aware of a senior who struggles to afford heating or who may need help repairing a broken furnace? The Minnesota Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps pay home energy costs for low-income households. Services include payment of energy bills,
The Minnesota Department of Health strongly encourages Minnesotans aged 6 months and older to receive the flu vaccine. According to the DHS, getting an influenza vaccination is especially important this year because: The decrease in following COVID-19 prevention measures such
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the 2021 Ice Cream Social a SWEET success! Together we enjoyed sunshine, an invigorating(!) breeze, lovely live jazz, terrific conversation and – of course – delicious frozen custard. $3,000 was raised to
There are plenty of reasons for coughing, sneezing, and sniffling right about now, what with wildfire smoke, seasonal allergies and plenty of dust in the air. Then there’s the Delta variant of COVID and news of breakthrough infections, even among
Support & companionship on the journey of aging and serious illness. Thank you! Much appreciation goes out to our volunteers, staff, clients, partners, and community as Care Partners works to return to full services and programming. Thank you for your
I was telling a dear friend who recently visited about our wonderful volunteers…and about our hope that more people will join them, especially in our Chore and Companion programs. She expressed some worry about whether or not she’d be up
Wasn’t it wonderful to awaken to the sound of rain this week? I am totally blaming the dry weather for my garden’s far-less-than-perfect state – although something tells me my less-than-perfect track record for watering and weeding might also be
The Annual Care Partners Ice Cream Social will return on Sunday, August 29th, from 2-4 pm at Sydney’s Custard in Grand Marais! No frills, just those wonderful sundaes and a chance to re-connect with our clients, volunteers, and community. We