Top Blog Post — April 4, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Ruth Knapp
Ruth Knapp, the oldest nursing home resident at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, is 103.
Millennial Entrepreneurs Move into Senior Community to Develop Wearable Technology for Older Adults
Two young Twin Cities entrepreneurs recently moved into a senior living community to get firsthand feedback on a smart watch app they are developing specifically for seniors.
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities Receives Customer Experience Award From National Customer Satisfaction Survey Firm
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities has received the 2015 Customer Experience AwardTM from Pinnacle Quality Insight, a national healthcare customer satisfaction measurement company.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 106th Birthday Verna Bloom
Everybody wants to know Verna Bloom’s secret. She’ll tell you being 106 years old “surprises” her because she has no big secrets to longevity — except maybe a positive attitude.
Ecumen Pilot Study Shows Light Therapy Helps Reduce Dementia Symptoms
Results of a pilot study by Ecumen show that light therapy can improve nighttime sleep and reduce agitation among residents with dementia, who often spend their nights awake and their days asleep.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
About one million Americans and seven to 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson's disease.
Millennial Entrepreneurs Move into Senior Community to Develop Wearable Technology for Older Adults
Two young Twin Cities entrepreneurs recently moved into a senior living community to get firsthand feedback on a smart watch app they are developing specifically for seniors.
Unique Partnership with Local Food Shelf Benefits Residents of Uptown Maple Commons in North Branch
Family Pathways in North Branch has gone mobile to help meet the needs of residents who have difficulty getting to the food shelf.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Ruth Knapp
Ecumen honors Ruth Knapp, who is 103.
Born: March 29, 1913, in Thief River Falls, Minn.
Residence: Ecumen Detroit Lakes in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Hobbies/Interests: Bowling, playing bingo, reading, visiting, music events and playing Rummikub.
Family: Married for 30 years. Now widowed. No children.
Secrets of Longevity: “I am always in good spirits and enjoy keeping active throughout the day with activities.
Occupation: Waitress.
Interesting Facts: Ruth is the oldest resident at Ecumen Detroit Lakes’ nursing home.
Congratulations on your 103rd birthday, Ruth! Ecumen honors you.
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities Receives Customer Experience Award From National Customer Satisfaction Survey Firm
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities has received the 2015 Customer Experience AwardTM from Pinnacle Quality Insight, a national healthcare customer satisfaction measurement company.
Based on surveys of customers, Pinnacle gave its Customer Experience Award™ to Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities for its “caring staff.” The Customer Experience Award™ is awarded to care providers who have achieved best-in-class customer satisfaction standards within their peer group.
“We are extremely proud of this award,” said Frances Fernandez, Executive Director of Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities. “It shows how much trust and confidence our customers place in the services and care we offer, and it is a reflection of the commitment and expertise of our excellent and dedicated staff.”
By qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award, Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities has satisfied the rigorous demand of scoring in the top 15% of Pinnacle’s national benchmarks across a 12-month average. Over the course of 2015, Pinnacle surveyed a sample of Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities customers in monthly telephone interviews that include open-ended questions, as well the opportunity to rate specific categories.
Pinnacle Quality Insights has over 18 years of experience measuring customer satisfaction in long-term healthcare. The firm conducts over 100,000 surveys a year and works with over 1,800 clients in 47 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities is headquartered at 199 Coon Rapids Blvd, Suite 111, Coon Rapids, Minn., 55433. For more information call 763-755-9009 or visit www.ecumenhomecare.org.
Top Blog Post — March 28, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 106th Birthday Verna Bloom
Everybody wants to know Verna Bloom’s secret. She’ll tell you being 106 years old “surprises” her because she has no big secrets to longevity — except maybe a positive attitude.
Ecumen Pilot Study Shows Light Therapy Helps Reduce Dementia Symptoms
Results of a pilot study by Ecumen show that light therapy can improve nighttime sleep and reduce agitation among residents with dementia, who often spend their nights awake and their days asleep.
A Salute to 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 Scholars Internship Program for MnSCU Student Nurses Accepting Applications Through April
The Ecumen Scholars Internship Program is accepting applications through April, 2016, from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) student nurses interested in working in senior health care.
North Branch Reporter and Mayor Get a Dementia Simulation at Ecumen North Branch
Mike Bleninger, a reporter for The Post Review in North Branch, Minn., and North Branch Mayor Kristen Hagen-Kennedy got a firsthand sense of what it’s like to have dementia.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
North Branch Reporter and Mayor Get a Dementia Simulation at Ecumen North Branch
Mike Bleninger, a reporter for The Post Review in North Branch, Minn., and North Branch Mayor Kristen Hagen-Kennedy got a firsthand sense of what it’s like to have dementia.
Ecumen Pilot Study Shows Light Therapy Helps Reduce Dementia Symptoms
Results of a pilot study by Ecumen show that light therapy can improve nighttime sleep and reduce agitation among residents with dementia.
A Salute to 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.