Top 5 Most-Read Articles - November 17
In case you missed out, here are the articles Ecumen's online visitors found most interesting last week:
Ecumen Employees: Sandy Lia's Career of Caring at Ecumen Detroit Lakes
In her 36 years at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, Sandy Lia has been an activity director, a volunteer coordinator, the founder and manager of the adult day services program, a housing manager and currently the fund development coordinator with additional duties in marketing and event planning. ...
Army Veteran Wanda Nordlie, a Resident of Ecumen Litchfield, Cared for Prisoners Liberated from Nazi Concentration Camp
Ecumen of Litchfield resident Wanda Nordlie, 91, was an Army nurse in World War II who helped care for thousands of ill and malnourished prisoners liberated from a Nazi concentration camp in Ebensee, Austria. “It was a long time ago, but you never forget stuff like that,” she says. ...
How to Become a Professional Caregiver: 5 Steps to Turn Your Passion and Skills Into a New Career as a Professional Caregiver
Gertrude Hii Beimers decided she wanted to be a professional caregiver during years of caring for her husband, who died a few years ago of Lou Gehrig's disease. So she got her certified nursing assistant (CNA) degree and started work for Catalina In-Home Services in Tucson, Arizona, providing home care. "Like a lot of other direct care workers," she said, "I found my way to my career through caring for a member of my own family." Her story is not unusual these days, with these two trends conflating at rapid speed: people living longer and requiring help with chronic illnesses, and boomers like Beimers wanting to make a living doing something meaningful. By Dave Singleton, Caring.com Author; Courtesy of Caring.com.
Policy and a Pint - How Will We Take Care of Mom?
As baby boomers reach retirement and beyond, younger generations need to think about the kinds of care their aging parents will likely need. At the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current's next Policy and a Pint® program - “How will we take care of Mom?” - they will look at how changing demographics are shaping the way we think about aging in the 21st century. ...
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Eldora Clark
Eldora turned 101 on November 12. ...
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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Eldora Clark
Ecumen honors Eldora Clark, a resident of Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minn., who is 101.
Ecumen Education Grants Help Move Careers Forward
Generous Ecumen employees assist coworkers in funding more education and bettering their careers as part of Ecumen’s Family Helping Family (FHF) program. Three grant recipients share their experience.
Top 5 Blog Posts - October 28
Rural healthcare, economic development and connecting aging and the arts top Ecumen's list of most popular blog posts this week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting:
Chuck Zimmerman: The Joy of Service Defines His 35 Years with Ecumen
Alexandria Leaders Gather to Honor Ecumen Bethany Community
Ecumen's Janet Green Speaks on Creating an Innovative Rural Health Care Center
Ecumen Employees: Recreation Therapy Director Christy Johnson's Can-Do Attitude
Ecumen and ArtSage Team Up to Connect Aging and the Arts
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Alexandria Leaders Gather To Honor Ecumen Bethany Community
More than 300 Alexandria, Minn., community leaders and elected officials gathered Tuesday to recognize the work of Ecumen Bethany Community at a ceremony presenting the Business and Industrial Appreciation Day Award, a top honor for contributions to the area’s economy and community well-being.
Top 5 Blog Posts - October 20
Ecumen employee Christy Johnson, Common Good Breakfast and a 104th birthday top Ecumen's list of most popular blog posts this week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting:
Ecumen Employees: Recreation Therapy Director Christy Johnson's Can-Do Attitude
Ecumen Opens its First Senior Living Community in Michigan
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Lillian Oberg
Chuck Zimmerman: The Joy of Service Defines His 35 Years with Ecumen
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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Lillian Oberg
Ecumen honors Lillian Oberg, who is 104 and the oldest resident at Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minn.
Last Week's Top 5 Blog Posts - September 8
In case you missed out on one of our most popular Changing Aging blog posts, here are the topics our online visitors found most interesting last week.
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The Gift of GAB to Young and Old at Ecumen Scenic Shores
A Train-Ride Wish Come Truee for 96-year-old Ecumen Bethany Community Resident Evangeline Lund
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Betty Sampson
National Senior Living Publication Highlights Ecumen Awakenings Program
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A Train-Ride Wish Come True for 96-Year-Old Ecumen Bethany Community Resident Evangeline Lund
Ecumen Bethany Community resident Evangeline Lund waited 96 years to have her simple wish come true.
On the Eve of Her Retirement Ecumen Bethany’s Sandi Vatthauer Reveals Her Secrets for Hiring the Very Best Caregivers
Sandi Vatthauer knows the stakes are high when hiring caregivers, and she has developed a shrewd method of screening the best prospects that has very little to do with the job interview.