Category: Stories

Vern’s Challenges At 80-years old, Vern was hospitalized for chest pain. He also suffered from mild dementia and hearing loss. He was told he would most likely lose his independence and never live on his own again. All he wanted was to go home and ride his lawn mower. Thankfully, Vern and his family turned […]

Mavis’s dad died when she was seven leaving finances for her family extremely tight. Money was used for food and necessities, so riding carousels was a rare luxury. That was 84 years ago. Until Mavis became a Lifespark client, she never thought she’d feel that joyous feeling of riding a carousel again. While visiting Mavis, her […]

Elaine Weise is the quintessential hostess. She had been attending luncheons for years with her church friends, and has always loved the energy and attention to detail that hostessing required. After Elaine moved to Brightondale, a SilverCrest property, she longed for the friendships she had formed and the socials she attended at her church. Not seeing […]

Edith Grossman loves to socialize and get pampered. “My mother has exquisite taste and an eye for good design,” said Jane Jenni, Edith’s daughter. According to Jenni, Edith had a weekly hair and manicure appointment as far back as she could remember. Evenings were often spent socializing at Oak Ridge Country Club. “And she especially loved […]

Harriet Mundale, a Lifespark client, was searching for something. Her brilliant, beautiful smile was often followed by tears as she remembered sad times and the loss of family and friends. Harriet was withdrawn, preferred to be isolated from others, and according to her Life Care Manager (LCM), a registered nurse, didn’t seem to enjoy group activities […]

At 96, Marcus Woell received the gift he’s always wished for: tickets to see the Minnesota Orchestra. For his birthday, Marcus’s Lifespark Life Care Manager (LCM), a registered nurse, gave him a birthday card with a note for him to choose a symphony to attend. Marcus, a devoted classical music lover, sat stunned, staring at the […]

George Wojack, 80, is an avid card player. Before his health began to decline, he frequented the casinos and enjoyed playing evening card games among friends and family. According to his family, he was always shy and reserved. He would keep to himself in the quiet peacefulness of card playing. Yet he knows every game from […]

At Target Field That Is… Dorothy and Leona have been described as baseball fanatics, and seldom miss a televised game. It was only natural then that Dorothy shared her love of the game with her Life Care Manager (LCM) while they were creating Dorothy’s Life Plan. At the heart of our whole person senior care solution […]

Lois has always loved music. According to her Lifespark Life Care Manager (LCM), a registered nurse, Lois was raised on farm land in Killdeer, North Dakota, and anytime there was music in the town, her whole family would dance. Music holds many special memories for her. At 85 years old, she has great remembrances of dressing […]

Baking cookies for the holidays is a family tradition for many. But it was a struggle for Lifespark client Elizabeth, who has Lewy body dementia, a brain disease that causes progressive loss of memory as well as spatial problems and falls. She never thought she’d be able to enjoy that special tradition again. Lifespark had the […]