Ecumen Celebrates National Nursing Home Week
May 8 to 14, 2016, is National Nursing Home Week, which is part of May's Older Americans Month. This year's theme of National Nursing Home Week is "It's a Small World, with a Big Heart" to commemorate the New York World's Fair of the 1960s, a historical time for older adults. The American Health Care Association (AHCA), established the commemorative week in 1967.
National Nursing Home Week is an excellent time for everyone to relfect on their role and how best to contribute to improving the lives of residents, patients and clients, as well as improving both the skills of the professional and the public perception of the profession.
Ecumen honors all staff and residents, who make our communities great places to live and work. Learn more about National Nursing Home Week here.
Take a Lesson from a Charming 91-Year-Old Who’s Going on 15
Meet Flossie Lewis, a charming 91-year-old who’s crippled on the outside but feels 15 on the inside.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Bill Remmers
Ecumen honors Bill Remmers, a resident of Luther Park at Sandpoint, Idaho, who is 100.
“Happy Lights” at Ecumen Detroit Lakes Help Residents with Dementia
Ecumen Detroit Lakes has been using light therapy to improve the sleep cycles and general wellbeing of residents with dementia, and it’s working.
Life Stories in Six Words: What’s Yours?
How would you tell your life story in six words? Lots of people have given it a try.
The Haven at Peace Village Celebrates Grand Opening
Ecumen-managed The Haven at Peace Village in Norwood Young America, Minn., recently celebrated its grand opening.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Rosemarie Hedtke
Ecumen honors Rosemarie Hedtke, a resident of Ecumen of Litchfield, who is 100.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 2, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Hospice Chaplain Chris Quistad: Helping People Find Peace and Meaning at the End of Life
When you think your time on earth is short, life comes sharply into focus. Ecumen Hospice Chaplain Chris Quistad knows this feeling firsthand, which is how she came to work in hospice.
After 100 Days of Rehab, the Ecumen Coyote Goes Free
The Ecumen Coyote, with a little help from her friends, returned home last week after 100 days of rehabilitation. Now she is roaming somewhere in the Shoreview area, being a coyote again, doing what coyotes do.
Construction Begins on Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing community on the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, is now under construction. Work started Tuesday, April 19, 2016, on the 54-unit co-op at 14301 Stewart Lane, which is expected to open in the spring of 2017.
Ground Is Broken and Construction Begins on Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City in Downtown Minneapolis
Ecumen and Eagle Iron Partners hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for their new development in the Mill District of Minneapolis, and construction has begun.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Lecil Arends
Ecumen honors Lecil Arends, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, who is 102.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Ecumen Hospice Chaplain Chris Quistad: Helping People Find Peace and Meaning at the End of Life
After she faced a life-threatening illness herself, Chris Quistad devoted her career to helping others who are near death.
