How to Keep Track of Medicines During the Busy Holiday Season

The National Institute on Aging offers some tips for seniors to help keep track of medications, not only during the holidays, but all of the time.

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Year in Review: Top Changing Aging Blog Posts of 2016

From the Changing Aging Blog, here is a roundup of the 2016 posts that captured the most reader attention.

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Clarkfield Care Center Honors Its Four Centenarians

The Clarkfield Care Center recently honored four of its residents who are 100 or more.

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How to Start Exercising After Age 60

The Cleveland Clinic offers six practical tips to help you start exercising. 

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Top 5 Blog Posts — Dec. 19, 2016

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

The Acting Debut of 107-Year-Old Judy Johnson of Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
Judy Johnson, who was born in 1909 during the silent movie era, became an actor when she was 104, shortly after she moved to Ecumen Parmly LifePointes in Chisago City.  This week she finally got to see her screen debut – on her 107th birthday. 

Ecumen Lakeview Commons Artists Exhibit Their Watercolors
The lobby of Ecumen Lakeview Commons in Maplewood was recently transformed into a colorful gallery to celebrate the art of residents who had just completed a watercolor class.

Ecumen North Branch Residents Help Students with Disabilities Learn Life Skills
For the past nine years, students with disabilities from the Life Work Center have been coming to Ecumen North Branch to socialize with residents -- with heartwarming results. 

 Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Seniors
If you are searching for gifts for the seniors in your life this holiday season, look no further.

Grief and the Holidays: 15 Ways to Cope
“If your life has changed, then certainly your holidays will change,” said Chris Quistad, Ecumen’s Director of Spiritual Care. “Although there is no avoiding the holidays, there are ways to cope with both the grief that change brings and the stress that the holidays bring,” she added.

You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org


The Acting Debut of 107-Year-Old Judy Johnson of Ecumen Parmly LifePointes

Judy Johnson, who was born in 1909 during the silent movie era, became an actor when she was 104, shortly after she moved to Ecumen Parmly LifePointes in Chisago City. 

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Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Seniors

If you are searching for gifts for the seniors in your life this holiday season, look no further!

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New York Times Features Storytelling Program at Ecumen-Managed Assisted Living Community in Norwood Young America, Minn.

In a recent story about how older people find peace through telling their life stories, The New York Times features a program at The Harbor, an Ecumen-manage assisted living community in Norwood Young America, Minn.

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National Flu Vaccination Awareness Week: Important for Seniors

Last week was “National Influenza Vaccination Awareness Week” and Ecumen thought it was important to remind its readers of the importance of getting vaccinated, especially for seniors.

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