Aging Coalition cooks up baking competition to combat senior isolation
Dessert recipe contest between residents of four assisted living facilities in Crow Wing County results in bakeoff and fun. 4:00 am, Dec. 31, 2020 ×
Betti Labs, a 73-year-old resident at Edgewood in Brainerd, smiles as she holds a gift basket as the grand prize winner of the Aging Coalition s dessert recipe contest among Crow Wing County assisted living facilities. Submitted photo
It was a sweet idea one that had the potential to make seniors at Crow Wing County assisted living facilities feel a little less lonely.
Paula Armagost, a licensed social worker at Crow Wing County Community Services, and other Aging Coalition members came up with a baking competition for county assisted living facilities.