Top 5 Blog Posts — May 8, 2017
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
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 ecumen.org.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness.
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.
Seniors and Sleep: Five Things You Might Not Know
Aging in Stride offers information on seniors and sleep just in honor of National Sleep Awareness Week.
Give Aging a New Voice
Give aging a new voice - one that reflects what today's older adults have to say! More than ever before, older Americans are working longer, trying new things and engaging in their communities. They're taking charge, striving for wellness, focusing on independence and advocating for themselves and others.
What it means to age has changed. This May, join Ecumen in celebrating Older Americans Month, led by the Administration for Community Living.
Lois Bowers, senior editor at McNight's Senior Living, recently wrote about her experience dining with a vibrant older couple at a local jazz club, "This couple's presence was a good reminder that aging doesn't necessarily mean losing vibrancy. And that's a timely message as May begins." The article below, originally published by McKnight's, sheds light on how aging has changed.
Aging Out Loud
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 1, 2017
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
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 ecumen.org.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Henry (Hank) Niemiec
Ecumen honors Henry (Hank) Niemiec, a resident of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, who is 100.
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
Renowned chef, Daniel Thomas, serves up 5 tips for healthier dining in a recent article for AARP.
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.