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14500 Regent Lane ~ Burnsville, MN 55306 ~ 952-898-1910

Family & Resident Forum Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 Sunset Lake Dining Room (2nd Floor) Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association The Alzheimer’s Association will focus on how best to communicate with those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, or dementia. Friends and family members, as well as caregivers, are encouraged to attend.

Memory Care Expansion We are pleased to announce the opening of Augustana Regent’s Memory Care Suites! Our Memory Care program offers quality, person-centered services in a beautiful, homelike setting. This gives our residents the ability to remain in a familiar environment with familiar faces. We are also pleased about being able to provide assistance to those transitioning into Augustana Regent from outside our facility. Two memory care suites are available, numbered 108 and 208. Combined, these suites will accommodate up to 10 residents, including some in need of medical assistance. Each unit is staffed with a Home Health Aide, an activity specialist, and oversight from a Registered Nurse, 24 hours a day. This secure and intimate setting allows our residents to receive a positive and individualized care experience. Guided by Augustana’s Emerald Crest model, the Regent’s Memory Care program employs a structured daily schedule. Each resident’s cognitive skill level is evaluated so that staff can help a resident maintain as much independence as possible. For more information about the Regent’s Memory Care Suites and availability, please contact Janet Marxen at 952-898-8722.

Welcome New Residents

Anna Geurts 346 Jane Krabill 327 Eleanor Hill 314 Noel Rohling 208 Lee & June Jacobson 318 Belva & Jane John & Betty Ann Kirtland 101 Scarbrough 305 Geraldine Klauer 109 Harry Umeda 108

Remembered in Prayer......

Gladys Easterlund

Carol Johnson

Harriet Rotsch

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Halloween

Halloween brought out the kid in us! We enjoyed seeing the

kids in their costumes for trick-or-treat

event, but did our own dressing up for the Halloween party.

Happy New Year! As we reflect on all the blessings of 2011, the Augustana Regent wants to let you know how much we appreciate your involvement with Augustana Care. We have been fortunate to receive generous philanthropic support this past year. In 2011, more than $630,000 was donated to Augustana Care. These gifts, large and small, made an enormous

difference to our ability to pursue our mission of fostering fullness of life for older adults at the Regent as well as the other communities we serve. As in past years, we received a number of memorial and tribute gifts, as well as generous bequests and estate gifts that speak volumes about our donors’ commitment to our mission. In fiscal year 2011, we also received more than $50,000 in grants that helped to enhance quality of life for our residents through programs and services. Thanks to the generosity of our auxiliaries and volunteers, we received donations at many of our campuses, allowing them to purchase items such as new dining room sound systems, furniture, and resident holiday gifts. Our employees were generous last year too, donating nearly $125,000 in support of events, our employee giving program, and spiritual care expansion. These are some of the ways that the spirit of giving has benefited the Augustana Regent and our other campuses throughout 2011. Thank you for being part of Augustana Care and for your commitment to fostering fullness of life for older adults! If you have any questions about fundraising at Augustana Care, please contact Annette Rodriguez, gift officer, at 612.238.5213.

January

Marian Stafford 1 Phyllis Glenn 7 Ellen Dretzke 9 Bill Bettendorf 13

Robert Honkanen 15 Eleanor Hill 21 Jim Rotsch 22

Mae Maggi 23 Adele Harrington 23 Carolyn Hjort 23

Barb Vandergraft 23 Dick Hawes 24 Eunice Knutson 26

Ruth Erikson 27 Leone Rosenberger 30

Winter Birthdays!

February

Mac Larkin 3 Medora Brown 4 Donna Peterson 5 Helga Johnson 13

Jim Larkin 13 Jim Maggi 13 Lester Case 14

Marie Dawald 15 Carol Harris 15 Anna Geurts 26

Carol Hagen 26 Kathryn Larson 26 Pat Roberts 28

Florrie Mathews 28

March

Florence Johnson 2 Lois Bergsjo 3 Doris Hansen 4 Shirley Kusske 6

Agnes Carney 9 Belva Scarbrough 19 Marna Aved 20

Donna Blakeslee 22 Jayne Scarbrough 22 Mike Sullivan 22

Vivian Ingmundson 24

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Veteran’s Day Luncheon

The Augustana Regent saluted our veterans with a special program and

luncheon on Thursday, November 10. The program featured guest speaker

Don Rupp from KTIS AM radio, and spe-cial music by Takako Senn, trumpet. A week earlier, we honored widows of vet-

erans with a program and luncheon. Thank you to all who have served or

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Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Holiday Tree Festival 8th Annual Fundraising Event

November 20, 2011

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Ameri Pride Service Bierman’s Home Furnishings Burnsville Rotary Breakfast Club Copyright Printing Frana Companies

Frontier Communications PPX Professional Portable X-Ray Doc and Florie Mathews & Family TaylorMarie’s

Visiting Angels

Two Men & a Truck Renovations Systems

Dick’s Sanitation Merwins

Bronze Sponsors

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Alternative Business Furniture

Anchor Bank

Bea Blegen

Bluestone Physician Services

Marie Christianson

Dakota Electric Association

Eldermark Software

Jason Engel/Hillyard

Firm Ground

Friends of Earley Lake

Gentle Transitions

Groundskeeper

Home Instead

Ingmundson Family

(In memory of Milton Floyd)

Larson Allen

Lord of Lint

Don and Janet Marxen

Master Electric

Sandy McDavid/US Foodservice

McKesson Medical & Surgical

Network Medics

Regent Spalon

The Tobroxen Family

Valley Natural Foods

White Funeral Home

Sharon Wilson

Bronze Sponsors

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Abdallah Candies & Gifts

American Agency Insurance

American Healthcare & Mobility

AmeriPride Services

Applebees

Augustana Therapy & Access Solutions

Augustana Regent Quilting Group

Beatrice Blegen

Laura Bondhus

Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery

Brunswick Zone

Buca di Beppo

Buck Hill Ski Area

Burnsville Toyota

Byerly’s

Chili’s

City of Burnsville

Crystal Lake Golf Club

Cub Foods

D’Alta Jewelry

Elko Speedway

Les Evenson

Exultate Choir & Orchestra

Flowerama of Apple Valley

Frontier Communications

Grainger Industrial Supply

Great Clips I-Max Theatre

Great Harvest Bread

Jane’s Hallmark

Debe Kot

Kathy Lucas/Fairview Home Care

Minnesota Swarm

Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Wild Hockey

Morgan’s Restaurant

Northwestern Fruit Company

Special thanks to our Silent Auction Donors

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Old Country Buffet

Old Log Theatre

Olive Garden

Outback Steakhouse

Margaret Owens

Panera Bread

Park Supply of America

Patch Online Newspapers

David Peterson/Merrill Lynch

Plumbmaster, Inc.

Porter Creek Hardwood Grill

Rainbow Foods

Tom Ramsdell/Marudas Printing

Red Lobster

Rocco Altobelli

Kristyn Rupp & Shelly Allen

Rusty Mitchell

Roasted Pear

Saint Paul Saints

Sam’s Club-Apple Valley

Schindler Elevator Co.

Scott Hilla/Crosstown Liquor

George M. Serra

Shamrock Group, Inc.

Shepherd of the Valley Church

Stanley Healthcare Solutions

Staples

Sunrise Vending

Gloria Swanson

Table Talk Catering

TGI Friday’s

The Tobroxen Family

Valley Natural Foods

Valley View Golf Course

Voss Lighting

Wagging Tails Pet Resort

Bob York/Lutheran Services in America

and other generous supporters!

Regent Residents Give Back

Residents at the Augustana Regent are working

hard to make a difference in their community. The

Quilting Club crafted and donated 15 handmade

quilts to the Augustana Regent, Augustana Apple

Valley Nursing Home and Ebenezer Ridges Nursing Home. The

quilters hope to provide warmth of both heart and body to the people

who receive the blankets. Another group of residents are clipping

coupons weekly to send to servicemen abroad. At the time of this

publication, more than $5,831 in coupons have been sent to our

adopted U.S. Navy base in Yokohma, Japan.

Augustana Care Corporation Mission Statement

Our mission is to serve God by fostering fullness of life for older adults and other people in need through the provision of health care, housing and other services

in a Christian environment.

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Congratulations! Congratulations to our door decorating contest

winners! First prize went to Dolores Dorr in Apartment 332 for her family tree theme door.

Second prize was awarded to Dawn Davidson in Apartment 114 for her gingerbread house

decorations. The judges loved their homemade crafting and unique personal touches. Thank you to all who participated! You truly helped

make our building look more festive. 1st prize 2nd prize