Top 5 Blog Posts — May 30, 2017
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Award-Winning Ecumen Employees and Communities Recognized at Annual Leadership Meeting
Ecumen leaders and communities with outstanding achievements in 2016 were recognized at an awards presentation ceremony at the company’s annual Leadership Conference held on May 17, 2017.
Built with an 'Eagle' Eye: DL Teen Designs Picnic Shelter at Ecumen as Eagle Scout Project
Detroit Lakes High School senior Cody Christen designed and built a new picnic shelter for Ecumen Detroit Lakes in order to earn his rank of Eagle Scout. With the help of his fellow Scouts, family and friends, Christen completed the project in roughly 143 hours.
Ecumen’s Cheryl Dinsmore Leading State Activity Professionals Association
Cheryl Dinsmore, Life Enhancement Supervisor at Ecumen Meadows of Worthington, Minn., currently is serving as president of the Minnesota Statewide Activity Professionals (MN SWAP).
Honoring Dr. John Beaumier and His Life of Giving Back
When a young John Beaumier was trying to make his way in the world, someone was always there for him. With help from others along the way, he became a highly accomplished Mayo-trained orthopedic surgeon who loved his work and prospered.
Abiitan Mill City Featured in Lavender Magazine
Writer Terrance Griep profiles Abiitan Mill City in the current issue of Lavender Magazine. “Our residents want the modern, urban experience,” Abiitan Executive Director Erwan Moison tells Griep. “They love the convenience and community of city living, especially being steps from the Guthrie, the Mill City Farmer’s Market, and the Stone Arch Bridge. Plus, they love having Smith & Porter, a great restaurant and bar, onsite.”
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 15, 2017
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M State’s Magazine Tells the Success Story of Ecumen Detroit Lakes Nurse Bobbi Jo Koons
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Magazine recently highlighted the success story of nurse Bobbi Jo Koons, who got her B.S. in nursing degree through Ecumen’s scholarship program while continuing to work at Ecumen Detroit Lakes.
Tips for Talking with Older Patients
In honor of Nurses Week, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) offered an article that details the best practices for health professionals that will result in effective and positive communication with older patients.
Minneapolis Leaders Praise Abiitan Mill City’s Vision for Urban Senior Living
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges called Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City “a gift to the City” that gives seniors the option to live in the heart of downtown with the assurances they need to age in place.
Minnesota Ranks No. 1 in Senior Health
Minnesota is the nation’s number one healthiest state for seniors, according to the 2017 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report from the United Health Foundation, a private nonprofit founded by United Health Group.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness. And many either don’t know it or are in denial, according to Kay King, a community educator from the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “On average people wait 10 years to get help for a mental illness,” she said.
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Top 5 Blog Posts — May 8, 2017
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Minneapolis Leaders Praise Abiitan Mill City’s Vision for Urban Senior Living
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges called Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City “a gift to the City” that gives seniors the option to live in the heart of downtown with the assurances they need to age in place.
Velocity 2017 Class Gets an Inspiring Perspective on Empowerment
The 2017 Velocity class recently visited the Interact Center in St. Paul to see empowerment in action. The center empowers people with disabilities to develop their artistic skills
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Couple Dies Hours Apart After 64 Years Together
For the past 64 years, John and Anne Alexander were virtually inseparable. Within hours of each other, they died together last week at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, where they both were receiving care.
In Praise of Meals on Wheels: Food and Fellowship for Housebound Seniors
Stacy Hanley, Ecumen Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, is a passionate advocate of Meals on Wheels, one of the most popular volunteer activities of Ecumen employees.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness. And many either don’t know it or are in denial, according to Kay King, a community educator from the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “On average people wait 10 years to get help for a mental illness,” she said.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 1, 2017
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Ecumen Detroit Lakes Couple Dies Hours Apart After 64 Years Together
For the past 64 years, John and Anne Alexander were virtually inseparable. Within hours of each other, they died together last week at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, where they both were receiving care.
In Praise of Meals on Wheels: Food and Fellowship for Housebound Seniors
Stacy Hanley, Ecumen Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, is a passionate advocate of Meals on Wheels, one of the most popular volunteer activities of Ecumen employees.
Eat Like You Have Diabetes
U.S. Senate Chef Daniel Thomas believes that everyone should eat like they have diabetes. He offers five easy tips for making healthier choices.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding the Hispanic and Latino People
Victoria Amaris, an anthropologist who specializes in cross-cultural communication, recently gave Ecumen employees an overview of the challenges and issues faced by Hispanic and Latino people and discussed common misconceptions she regularly encounters. The diversity among Hispanics and Latinos is not well understood, she said. “We come in all colors. We are of all races. We are an ethnicity – not a race.”
Ecumen's 2016 Philanthropy Report to the Community
Ecumen is honored by the generous support of private donors, corporations and foundations. Your generosity makes life better for the thousands of older adults that we serve through innovative and high quality care. With your support, we are stronger.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts — April 11, 2017
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Rose Senior Living-Avon Hosts Grand Opening Ceremony
Rose Senior Living-Avon, a new senior living community adjacent to the Richard E. Jacobs Health Campus in Avon at 33200 Health Campus Blvd., hosted a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house March 31.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding the Hispanic and Latino People
Victoria Amaris, an anthropologist who specializes in cross-cultural communication, recently gave Ecumen employees an overview of the challenges and issues faced by Hispanic and Latino people and discussed common misconceptions she regularly encounters. The diversity among Hispanics and Latinos is not well understood, she said. “We come in all colors. We are of all races. We are an ethnicity – not a race.”
Feel Down? Get Up—Emotional Benefits of Exercise
Though cleaning up the house may be the first thing that comes to mind when hearing “spring cleaning,” a recent article written by Shelley Emling for AARP urges readers to try and “spring-clean” their minds as well.
107-Year-Old Verna Bloom Reveals Her Secret To Longevity
Meet Verna Bloom, who lives at Ecumen-managed Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, Minn. She has lived through eight major U.S. wars, watched 19 presidents come and go, and experienced the rise of radio, television and the internet.
Honoring Ecumen’s Social Workers — The Resourceful Problem-Solvers in Senior Care
Social workers are the pathfinders of senior care. They get answers, connect dots, navigate through uncertainty and, most of all, solve problems. They are the expert professionals who make sure residents get the quality care they need.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts — April 4, 2017
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107-Year-Old Verna Bloom Reveals Her Secret To Longevity
Meet Verna Bloom, who lives at Ecumen-managed Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, Minn. She has lived through eight major U.S. wars, watched 19 presidents come and go, and experienced the rise of radio, television and the internet.
Honoring Ecumen’s Social Workers — The Resourceful Problem-Solvers in Senior Care
Social workers are the pathfinders of senior care. They get answers, connect dots, navigate through uncertainty and, most of all, solve problems. They are the expert professionals who make sure residents get the quality care they need.
Ecumen Regional Operations Directors Libbon and Barness Go To Washington To Oppose the American Health Care Act
Ecumen Regional Operations Directors Paul Libbon and Craig Barness joined a delegation of LeadingAge Minnesota members on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, recently to meet with the Minnesota congressional delegation to voice concerns about the impact of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on seniors and their caregivers.
Spring-Clean Your Mind
Though cleaning up the house may be the first thing that comes to mind when hearing “spring cleaning,” a recent article written by Shelley Emling for AARP urges readers to try and “spring-clean” their minds as well.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Floyd Skinner
Ecumen honors Floyd Skinner, a resident of Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley, who is 100.
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Honoring Ecumen’s Social Workers — The Resourceful Problem-Solvers in Senior Care
Ecumen honors its dedicated social workers -- the pathfinders and problem solvers of senior care.
Top 5 Blog Posts — March 13, 2017
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Two Ecumen-Managed Communities Receive Workforce Grants for a New Program To Help Retain Employees
Two Ecumen-managed communities in rural Minnesota are teaming up to create a new program aimed at increasing employee retention by helping employees balance their work and personal lives.
Ecumen Scenic Shores Residents Feel the Beat
There’s something primal about beating drums that brings people together. At Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors, Minn., residents are participating in a weekly drum circle that’s simultaneously building self-expression and community – and offering some good exercise to boot.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: An Introduction to Islam and Muslims
Do you know the distinction between Islam and Muslims? Or why Muslim women wear headscarves? Or how Muslims regard Jesus?
Grand Village Receives Workforce Grant To Help Recruit and Retain Caregivers for Seniors
Ecumen-managed Grand Village, a senior living and care center community in Grand Rapids, Minn., has received a $25,000 Workforce Solutions Grant from the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation to help recruit new employees to senior care and to retain them after they are hired.
5 Low-Impact Exercises for Joint Pain
If your normal exercise routine is becoming too difficult due to joint pain, it does not mean you have to stop your active lifestyle. Here are five low-impact versions of exercises for those with joint pain.
Grand Village Receives Workforce Grant To Help Recruit and Retain Caregivers for Seniors
Ecumen-managed Grand Village, a senior living and care center community in Grand Rapids, Minn., has received a $25,000 Workforce Solutions Grant from the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation to help recruit new employees to senior care and to retain them after they are hired.
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Top 5 Blog Posts — March 6, 2017
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Ecumen Bethany Community Receives Workforce Grant To Help Recruit and Retain Caregivers for Seniors
Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minn., has received a $25,000 Workforce Solutions Grant from the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation to help recruit new employees to senior care and to retain them after they are hired.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: An Introduction to Islam and Muslims
Do you know the distinction between Islam and Muslims? Or why Muslim women wear headscarves? Or how Muslims regard Jesus?
5 Great Immune-Boosting Foods
Finish out winter with a boost to the immune system from these five foods.
Mark Ritchie Shares the Story of Minnesota’s World’s Fair Bid with Abiitan Mill City Residents
Former Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie paid a call on a welcoming audience of Abiitan Mill City residents this week to talk about his current job promoting Minnesota’s bid to host a three-month long World’s Fair Expo in 2023. “This will be like hosting a Super Bowl every day for 90 days,” he told the Abiitan residents, many of whom are well-known Minnesota boosters.
Wednesdays with Genny, Ecumen Hospice Volunteer
Hospice volunteers know a secret. The common perception is that they do the sad work of helping people die. The truth is, they do the joyful and fulfilling work of helping people live – right to the very end. Genny Swanner of Chisago City knows the rewards of that work.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts — Feb. 27, 2017
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Mark Ritchie Shares the Story of Minnesota’s World’s Fair Bid with Abiitan Mill City Residents
Former Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie paid a call on a welcoming audience of Abiitan Mill City residents this week to talk about his current job promoting Minnesota’s bid to host a three-month long World’s Fair Expo in 2023. “This will be like hosting a Super Bowl every day for 90 days,” he told the Abiitan residents, many of whom are well-known Minnesota boosters.
St. Mark’s Living Helps Paint the Town of Austin Pink – And Supports Its Director of Nursing in Her Cancer Battle
For the past five years, St. Mark’s Living has been raising money for Austin, Minnesota’s annual “Paint the Town Pink” to support research on breast cancer prevention and treatment. This year’s effort had special meaning since St. Mark’s Director of Nursing Teresa Nelson is fighting her own breast cancer battle.
10 Misconceptions about Aging
In a recent article for AgingCare, Dr. Allen Weiss, CEO and President of the NCH Healthcare System, writes that “An old adage is again proving true: What we think will happen, happens. Essentially, as we age, we become what we think we will become.”
Eleanore Ebeling Remembers Calvin Coolidge, Model T Fords and the First Radios
Over the past 102 years, Eleanore Ebeling, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., has gathered a lot of wonderful memories. She recently shared her story with Ryan McGaughey, Managing Editor of the Worthington Daily Globe.
Wednesdays with Genny, Ecumen Hospice Volunteer
Hospice volunteers know a secret. The common perception is that they do the sad work of helping people die. The truth is, they do the joyful and fulfilling work of helping people live – right to the very end. Genny Swanner of Chisago City knows the rewards of that work.
You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org.