A Home for the Day

06/04/2026

We're looking for a Thursday volunteer! 🌟 If you have a generous heart and some free time, our seniors would love to meet you. Half day or full day — both welcome. Background check required. Call or text Julie at 320-260-7396 or visit ahomefortheday.com. Please share — you never know who might be the perfect fit! 💛

05/27/2026

One of the hardest parts of caregiving is knowing how to respond when a loved one says something that simply isn’t true — like “I already ate.”

For families caring for someone with dementia, these moments are incredibly common… and emotionally exhausting.

We recently shared a new blog post about why this happens, what’s really going on in the brain, and gentle ways caregivers can respond without increasing frustration or anxiety.

💙 Sometimes reassurance matters more than correction.

Read the article here: https://ahomefortheday.com/?p=1685

05/26/2026

What an awesome day!!! We celebrated the birthday of an amazing lady and had baby goats from Goat Shine 😍. We enjoyed this summertime weather under our new canopy 🌞🌞🌞🌞💯💯

05/20/2026

Turtle 🐢 week is in full swing! We made these adorable wooden turtle decor today with the help of MK designs MN

05/14/2026

Caring for a loved one is one of the most meaningful things you can do — and one of the hardest. A Home for the Day gives your loved one a fun, safe place to spend their day, and gives you a chance to rest and recharge. Everyone wins.

05/07/2026

THANK YOU for making our 20 year anniversary absolutely amazing! We had a wonderful turnout with lots of great connection made. Special thanks to our vendors for making this event a huge success! Here's to another 20 years!

Arise Cares
Spot Rehab
Daryl Schomer Coldwell Banker
Legal Aid - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Minnesota Aging Pathways, formerly the Senior LinkAge Line
Home Instead
Ecumen Hospice
Ecumen St. Benedict's Community
DHS Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Comfort Keepers of St. Cloud, MN
Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Homes

05/05/2026

Tomorrow!! May 6th !! YOU are invited! Come get your goody bag!

Come check out local senior providers at our open house!

Ecumen St. Benedict's Community
Ecumen Hospice
Minnesota Aging Pathways, formerly the Senior LinkAge Line
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Legal Aid - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Homes
Spot Rehab
Daryl Schomer Coldwell Banker
Home Instead
Arise Cares
DHS Deaf & Hard of Hearing

05/04/2026

Hats off to a derby good time! 🏇🌹

We’re bringing a little Southern charm to the day with our Kentucky Derby celebration—complete with our very own mock mint juleps in hand while we watch the most exciting two minutes in sports!

No betting here… just plenty of cheers!

04/30/2026

There's a moment many of us can pinpoint exactly — the first time we realized our parent needed us to take care of them instead of the other way around.

It's one of the most emotionally complex experiences a person can go through. And it doesn't get talked about nearly enough.

We wrote about it. The grief that doesn't look like grief. The guilt nobody warns you about. And why asking for help isn't giving up — it's how you show up better. 💙

There's a moment many adult children can pinpoint exactly. Maybe it was the first time you had to remind your mother to take her medication. Or the afternoon you realized your father had gotten lost driving a route he'd taken a thousand times. Or perhaps it was something smaller — helping button a...