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“Always Best Care comes in to help my dad a shower at night. When the guy came out to interview, he was really good and helpful, but it was just hard to find someone to help with dad been a little bit bigger and heavier. They like the person that they had come out a couple of times. The caregiver is good.”

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How does In-home Senior Care in Chaska, MN work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Chaska, MN, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Chaska, MN gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

Empowers Seniors

Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.

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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Chaska,MN understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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CHASKA CURLING CENTER TO HOST FIVE-AND-UNDER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

[EAGAN, MN, August 30, 2023]  — We are pleased to announce that the 2024 USA Curling Five-and-Under National Championship will be held at the Chaska Curling Center in Chaska, MN, from April 24-28, 2024.This championship, open to those who have played the sport for less than five years and are 21 years of age or older, brings together teams from across the country to compete for a national title. Teams earn berths in the Five-and-Under Nationals through qualifying bonspiels across the country. Each year, the host club is als...

[EAGAN, MN, August 30, 2023]  — We are pleased to announce that the 2024 USA Curling Five-and-Under National Championship will be held at the Chaska Curling Center in Chaska, MN, from April 24-28, 2024.

This championship, open to those who have played the sport for less than five years and are 21 years of age or older, brings together teams from across the country to compete for a national title. Teams earn berths in the Five-and-Under Nationals through qualifying bonspiels across the country. Each year, the host club is also awarded one berth to round out the 24-team field.  

 “Since our facility opened in December of 2015, we’ve introduced thousands of people to curling for the first time,” remarked Chaska Curling Center Manager and Olympian Jeff Isaacson. “Bringing some of the sport’s newest competitors together for a national championship is something we’re excited to do, and we’re sure the players will enjoy their time on and off the ice.” 

After learning about the proposed new USA Curling Membership Model, Isaacson is looking forward to bringing Chaska back into the USA Curling fold after a post-COVID absence from the organization.

“The Five-and-Under Nationals is a perfect fit for the Chaska Curling Center,” added USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell. “The facility and its leadership have shown the value that a modern, accessible curling center can bring to a community, and it will be great for our newest competitors to experience it.”

Teams in the Five-and-Under Nationals can include any combination of players, regardless of gender identity. More information about qualifying events and procedures can be found on our website.

Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Toyota, Thorne, ISS (Ice, Sports & Solar), Rock Solid Productions, Jet Ice, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of the World Curling Federation and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.

The 1965 flooding of Carver County

Prior to the flood of 1965, the Minnesota River’s highest level at Chaska was 29.1 feet, recorded in 1952. In 1953, a dike was constructed that measured a foot and a half above the 1952 flood level. As snow melted and the river began to rise in the spring of 1965, it was soon evident that the river would exceed the dike.At various points along the Minnesota River, as well as other bodies of water, designated residents measured the water level with river gauges and reported their findings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Emil...

Prior to the flood of 1965, the Minnesota River’s highest level at Chaska was 29.1 feet, recorded in 1952. In 1953, a dike was constructed that measured a foot and a half above the 1952 flood level. As snow melted and the river began to rise in the spring of 1965, it was soon evident that the river would exceed the dike.

At various points along the Minnesota River, as well as other bodies of water, designated residents measured the water level with river gauges and reported their findings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Emil Teske was a river gauge operator in Carver County during the 1965 flood. He reported that the river level was 7.40 feet on April 5. Two days later, the river had risen nearly 10 feet. The community was warned that the water would exceed flood levels by the following week. Emergency trucks hauled fill to add to the height of the dike.

As the river continued to rise, residents of Chaska and Carver were encouraged to evacuate. On April 12, at 8 p.m., the Minnesota River crested at 34.25 feet. The water stayed at this height through the next day. A total of 57 homes and 20 businesses in Carver were heavily damaged. Two hundred and forty-two homes and 14 commercial buildings in Chaska were damaged. Many residents were reluctant to evacuate, not knowing that the flood waters would reach above the second floors of many homes.

Residents made a special effort to protect the new Carver County courthouse. Hundreds of people filled sandbags and used them to create a wall surrounding the building. The hard work of the volunteers paid off, and the courthouse was saved.

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Carver and 38 other Minnesota counties were declared disaster areas in the days following the flood. The American Red Cross provided assistance to the families and businesses affected. The flood also created an estimated $400,000 (in 1965 cost estimates) in damages to local highways. Dynamite was used to break up large chunks of ice that traveled quickly down the river and struck the pillars of the highway bridge. The water also damaged guard rail posts and the road surface, causing parts of it to be carried away.

Less than a month after the flood, Carver County was hit by a series of tornados. County-wide building and property losses amounted to nearly four million dollars.

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Chase Bank aims to continue Minnesota expansion with branches in Shakopee and Chaska

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has submitted applications to open two more branches in the Twin Cities area.According to filings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the New York-based bank has submitted plans to open up staffed branches in Shakopee and Chaska. The exact addresses were not provided in the filings.The applications add to the bank’s already assertive expansion into the state. Earlier this month, Chase market directors said ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has submitted applications to open two more branches in the Twin Cities area.

According to filings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the New York-based bank has submitted plans to open up staffed branches in Shakopee and Chaska. The exact addresses were not provided in the filings.

The applications add to the bank’s already assertive expansion into the state. Earlier this month, Chase market directors said plans were already on the books in 2023 to open up at least eight more branches in the state. At the same time, Chase recently pulled out of preliminary plans to build a branch in the Satori Village project in North Minneapolis.

“We’re proud of our ongoing expansion in the Twin Cities metro, which now stands at 25 branches. We’re not in Shakopee or Chaska, but hope to be soon,” said Matt Gustafson, market director for Chase, in an email provided by the bank.

The upcoming branch openings are part of the bank’s larger goal of opening more than 40 locations by 2025 — up from its original plan of 25 to 30 branches in the same time frame. Chase opened its first Minnesota branch in 2018 on the University of Minnesota campus.

Currently, Chase has 25 branches, primarily in the metro area, employing around 350 people.

The ambitious expansion of physical branches goes against a larger narrative in the industry of banks closing physical branches. Business Journal research shows that the number of physical bank branches operating in the state decreased by nearly 12% between 2009 and 2021.

Largest Banks in the Twin Cities

Total deposits 2022

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11U.S. Bancorp
22Wells Fargo & Co.
33Bremer Financial Corp.

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Minneapolis restaurant Mayta’s Cafe opens up a Chaska location

Starting a new business in a pandemic is no easy task, but husband-wife duo Chamroeun Chea and Hengtaing Nelson have made it work with their restaurant, Mayta’s Cafe.The dynamic menu of blended Asian and American cuisine, inspired by the Cambodian food the owners grew up eating, debuted in April 2020 in a storefront at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The couple had moved back to Minnesota from Florida to raise their family.“It’s more than just business. It’s more than just money,&rdquo...

Starting a new business in a pandemic is no easy task, but husband-wife duo Chamroeun Chea and Hengtaing Nelson have made it work with their restaurant, Mayta’s Cafe.

The dynamic menu of blended Asian and American cuisine, inspired by the Cambodian food the owners grew up eating, debuted in April 2020 in a storefront at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The couple had moved back to Minnesota from Florida to raise their family.

“It’s more than just business. It’s more than just money,” Chea said. “Money is always come and go, but doing what you love and feeling like you’re doing something for the community or for the people — it makes you feel a little bit better.”

Chea cites his wife as the instigator for starting a restaurant business, as her family has a background in working in the food industry.

“Mayta in Khmer means compassion, and that’s what we’re fueled by,” the restaurant’s website states. Mayta is also the name of one of the couple’s sons.

With the Minneapolis location situated in a hospital, most of the customer base is made up of hospital staff and patients.

“Coming here just changed my perspective of life a little bit, or quite a bit,” Chea said of the HCMC location, which also serves a lot of doctors and dialysis patients. “You get to know them, you serve them, and you see them decline. It’s a real reminder to me to make the most of every day.”

Chea and various family members have also received life-saving treatment at HCMC through the years.

“It’s like home, sweet home,” he said. “This place does amazing things.”

FUELING CHASKA

The love Chea has for HCMC and the community he serves there hasn’t stopped Mayta’s Cafe from expanding to other locations. The Chaska site came about after Chea received a call from a friend regarding the empty storefront at Audubon Center.

“I like the location and I grew up in Minnetonka, so I have friends in Chaska, Eden Prairie, Chanhassen. It’s my area. It makes sense and I decided to go for it — and I’m glad I did,” he said. “Chaska so far has been really good to us.”

Chea, a self-proclaimed food fanatic, but also picky eater, is always switching up the menu to keep things fresh. As he gets to know the Chaska community better, he intends to adjust the menu to the tastes of the community.

“My wife does most of the recipe stuff and she can get most of the credit, but I can hold my own,” he said.

Chea’s food influences come from his mom’s home cooking and the American-style food he was introduced to and fascinated by when first coming to the U.S. in 1992. Chea was born in Cambodia and spent the first part of his life raised in a refugee camp in Thailand. He says that Nelson came to the U.S. from Cambodia as a young adult.

“I have a spicy taste in food, and I started doing fun stuff, fused Asian sauces, yum yum sauce going into wraps, spicy Caesar going into wraps, peanut sauce all of a sudden going into wraps, spicy honey mustard with hot pepper going into things, and dabbling with other seasonings.”

Fusion offerings on the Chaska menu include meals such as the yum yum chicken tender wrap, peanut chicken tender wrap, yum yum burger and peanut bacon burger. Chea also likes to serve his unique take on spaghetti.

“It’s like a Cambodian version. You’ve never had anybody putting oyster sauce, soy sauce, sriracha into a spaghetti sauce, but I do it, and [customers] like it,” Chea said.

Chea hopes to establish a reputation of “great food, freshness and quality” through his restaurant locations, which is why he and Nelson make a lot of the food from scratch.

“Me and my wife, we like to make our own sauce. Just about everything we do is made from scratch — from our sauce to our chicken, the batters, everything. Nothing is frozen,” he said. Nelson makes the egg rolls and the wontons from scratch as well.

Mayta’s Cafe, across all locations, currently has a staff of fewer than 10 people, but Chea looks forward to expanding his staff and business.

“The staffing part is very hard right now,” Chea said. “Everything you do, I want to be perfect. I know it’s hard to be perfect, but I just have high expectations of what we’re doing.”

Chea said that Mayta’s Cafe locations are “always hiring.”

“I believe that what we’re doing is a little unique, a little different and I want to share that with the world,” Chea said.

Bellagala opens second Chaska wedding venue at Bavaria Downs called Equestria West

A former horse stable in Chaska is seeing new life as wedding venue called Equestria West.Situated on the 240-acre Bavaria Downs, Equestria is a 24,000-square-foot luxury event venue created by event-services company Bellagala. Bellagala is owned by founder and CEO Tim George, who was behind the redevelopment of the Edward Anne Estate in ...

A former horse stable in Chaska is seeing new life as wedding venue called Equestria West.

Situated on the 240-acre Bavaria Downs, Equestria is a 24,000-square-foot luxury event venue created by event-services company Bellagala. Bellagala is owned by founder and CEO Tim George, who was behind the redevelopment of the Edward Anne Estate in 2018, which is now one of the two wedding venues located at Bavaria Downs.

Equestria is equipped with two grand ballrooms, two private suites, an indoor and outdoor bar and a courtyard surrounded by manicured gardens. The property said it is able to host 50 to 1,000 guests.

“Equestria West was designed with pure elegance in mind,” said venue director Ann Grant in a statement. ”

According to the lead designer, Ed Hawksford, owner of Hawksford Design, Equestria infuses several design influences including horse racing to art deco. “I wanted the venue to feel light and effortless, yet polished and glamorous," Hawksford said in a statement.

In the two ballrooms, an abundance of natural light originates from the surrounding windows and glass doors, into the open area covered by a vaulted ceiling holding exposed trusses and two-tiered chandeliers. The ballrooms also have floor-to-ceiling limestone fireplaces with handcrafted, reclaimed wooden mantles.

Outside, the courtyard incorporates lush gardens and a fountain surrounded by views of meadows and wetlands. The venue said for outdoor ceremonies, there is also an area for a "woodland ceremony" among the mature native trees on the property with benches hand-cut from Bavaria Downs' salvaged lumber.

Back inside Equestria, the two suites contrast each other in design. The Belmont Suite, "is adorned with antique doors, marble, crystal, a wall of mirrors, gold swivel chairs, and a private Tuscan-style garden - complete with flagstone walkway." The Club Room, on the other hand, is inspired by European pubs and polo clubs, featuring "leather club chairs, billiards and card tables, and an attached outdoor smoking lounge."

Equestria West opened with a ribbon cutting celebration Wednesday, and will hold its first events shortly after. D'Amico Catering will be the exclusive food, beverage and service provider.

Largest Nonhotel Event Venues in the Twin Cities

Rentable square feet

RankPrior RankName / Rank in 2022
11U.S. Bank Stadium
22Target Center
33Minneapolis Convention Center

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