Top 5 Blog Posts – December 22

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

Top 10 Gifts for Seniors: Ecumen Staff Offers Advice
We recently polled staff at several Ecumen communities for their advice on holiday gift-giving for seniors, particularly those who are in assisted living or care centers. Here are the top 10 suggestions. Read more…

Ecumen Lakeview Commons Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Ecumen Lakeview Commons in Maplewood, Minn., celebrated its 20th anniversary December 16, 2014, at a festive holiday gathering of more than 100 residents, community leaders and Ecumen staff. Read more…

Policy and a Pint Event Brings Aging Issues to the Millennial Generation
Millennials crowded into a downtown St. Paul bar recently to have a few drinks, socialize and talk seriously about aging. yes, you read that right. Aging. Read more…

Ecumen Centennial House Named "Best of Assisted Living" by National Senior Housing Listing Service
Ecumen Centennial House of Apple Valley has received a SeniorAdvisor.com award for "Best of Assisted Living" in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Read more…

A Child's Heavenly Christmas Surprise – by Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
I grew up in a mining town in northern Minnesota a few miles from the Canadian border. In winter the cold was no mystery to us; nor was the spectacle of the blazing starlight on clear nights. We grew up able to identify the formations of the Milky Way, the Big Dipper, Orion's Belt and the rest. Read more…

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