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:

Honoring Ecumen's Longest Tenured Ecumen Employee: Dawn Bolhuis, LPN, Kindhearted and Compassionate Nurse

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.

Three Ecumen Communities Awarded Minnesota State Arts Board Grants To Enhance Creative Experiences for Seniors

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.