Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Dolores Spreter
Ecumen honors Dolores Spreter, a resident of Ecumen Pathstone Living, who is 104.
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley Voted “Best Assisted Living” Community
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley was named “Best Assisted Living” community in the Sun Thisweek newspaper’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
Top 5 Blog Posts — February 2
Did you miss last week’s most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen’s online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Two Ecumen Communities Receive National Award for Service Excellence
Two Ecumen communities have been nationally recognized as "Caring Stars of 2015," by Caring.com, a leading senior care website. Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley in Apple Valley, Minn., and Ecumen Lakeview Commons in Maplewood, Minn., received the award for service excellence based on consumer ratings and reviews on the Caring.com website.
The Minnesota State Arts Board has awarded grants totaling just over $46,000 to three Ecumen communities to encourage artistic development and creativity among older adults through the Partners in Arts Participation program.
Table for Two Old Guys — By Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
Across the lunch table, two eighty-something guys have a meeting of the hearts.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Anna Grunwald
Ecumen honors Anna Grunwald, a resident of Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, Minn., who is 103.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Charity Benefit Previews New Wellness Center
More than 200 people filled the halls at Ecumen Detroit Lakes last Saturday for the community’s annual charity benefit, which also served as a sneak preview of the newly remodeled campus and a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary on singer Glen Campbell’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Charity Benefit Previews New Wellness Center
More than 200 people filled the halls at Ecumen Detroit Lakes last Saturday for the community’s annual charity benefit, which also served as a sneak preview of the newly remodeled campus and a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary on singer Glen Campbell’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease.
Esprit Whispering Ridge in Omaha Opens Its Doors To Art
A long hallway, affectionately called “the link,” connects the two buildings at Esprit Whispering Ridge in Omaha, Neb. It used to be a hundred yards of stark, functional, empty wall space. Now it is an art gallery showcasing the work of emerging Omaha artists — to the delight of residents, their families and the community.
Ecumen Prairie Lodge Voted “Best Assisted Living”
Ecumen Prairie Lodge in Brooklyn Center, Minn., was voted “Best Assisted Living” community in the Sun Post newspaper’s Readers Choice Awards.
Two Ecumen Communities Receive National Award for Service Excellence
Two Ecumen communities have been nationally recognized as "Caring Stars of 2015," by Caring.com, a leading senior care website.
Top 5 Blog Posts — January 26
Did you miss last week’s most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen’s online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Her shift starts at 6 a.m. Dawn Bolhuis, LPN, a long-term care nurse at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minn., will not be late. Her residents depend on her, and, like every other morning, she can't wait to see how they are doing today. And they can't wait to see her.
The Minnesota State Arts Board has awarded grants totaling just over $46,000 to three Ecumen communities to encourage artistic development and creativity among older adults through the Partners in Arts Participation program.
Table for Two Old Guys — By Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
Across the lunch table, two eighty-something guys have a meeting of the hearts.
Oscar Contender "Still Alice" Dramatically Captures Alzheimer's
Critics are raving about the movie "Still Alice" and Julianne Moore's compelling performance as a 50-year-old mother, wife and college professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. In the clip below from NBC News, the actress talks about her determination to give an accurate portrayal of the disease that affects more than five million Americans.
Ecumen Bethany Community Hosts a Modern Quilting Bee To Benefit Area Food Shelf
Residents at Ecumen Bethany had a wish: To help those less fortunate. So they put their skills to work to raise money for the area food shelf.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Table for Two Old Guys — By Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
Across the lunch table, two eighty-something guys have a meeting of the hearts.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Anna Grunwald
Ecumen honors Anna Grunwald, a resident of Sunnyside Care Center, who is 103.