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Link-age Connect, one of Ecumen’s partners in understanding the needs of an aging population, would like your help... 

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Will You Live To Be 100? Get Tested.

What are your chances of making it to 100? Now there’s a test for that.

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The Harbor at Peace Village Featured in Senior Perspective Newspaper

The Senior Perspective newspaper, distributed in more than 250 communities in Minnesota, features The Harbor at Peace Village in Norwood Young America.

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Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood Chef Bill Evanoff Gets a High-Profile Assignment at the Super Bowl

Ecumen Chef Bill Evanoff has a key role at the Taste of the NFL Party with a Purpose, a charity event held on Super Bowl eve.

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Top 5 Blog Posts — February 1, 2016

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

My Grandmother’s Way of Saying Goodbye
A granddaughter recalls a wedding gift that will last forever.

Ecumen Detroit Lakes HR Director Laura Boreen’s Inspiring Personal Journey
Laura Boreen, Human Resources Director at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, gives a deeply personal account of how education changed her life.  

A Salute to Ecumen’s Dedicated Activities Staff
During National Activity Professionals Week, we salute the outstanding work of Ecumen’s activity staff who keep our residents active, engaged and inspired. This is their week for special recognition for the exceptional work they do every day.

An Interview with Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts on the Future of Senior Housing and Services
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts recently became Board Chair of LeadingAge, the national trade association for not-for-profit providers of aging services. In an interview in LeadingAge Magazine, Roberts gives her candid views on the rapid transformation of the senior care landscape.

Ecumen’s Dena Meyer Named a Business Journal “40 Under 40” Honoree
Ecumen congratulates Dena Meyer, our Senior Director of Business Development, who is among the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2016 “40 Under 40” honorees.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org


Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Dorothy Hallstrom

Ecumen honors Dorothy Hallstrom, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, who is 100.

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Is Minnesota Ready for Its Retirement Boom?

Minnesota has a great national reputation for its senior housing and services, but an overwhelming number of retirees are coming into the pipeline.

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Ecumen Detroit Lakes HR Director Laura Boreen’s Inspiring Personal Journey

Laura Boreen, Human Resources Director at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, gives a deeply personal account of how education changed her life.

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My Grandmother’s Way of Saying Goodbye

Mavis Baumgard, a resident at Ecumen Meadows until her death last December, gave her granddaughter a wedding gift that will last forever.

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Top 5 Blog Posts — January 25, 2016

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

Ecumen’s Dena Meyer Named a Business Journal “40 Under 40” Honoree
Ecumen congratulates Dena Meyer, our Senior Director of Business Development, who is among the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2016 “40 Under 40” honorees.

An Emergency Home and Life-Affirming Rescue at the Ecumen Home Office
You will find nothing in Ecumen’s mission statement about coyotes. But Ecumen employees are empowered to make judgment calls — especially compassionate ones. 

An Interview with Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts on the Future of Senior Housing and Services
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts recently became Board Chair of LeadingAge, the national trade association for not-for-profit providers of aging services. In an interview in LeadingAge Magazine, Roberts gives her candid views on the rapid transformation of the senior care landscape.

A Salute to Ecumen’s Dedicated Activities Staff
Last week was National Activity Professionals Week.  We salute the outstanding work of Ecumen’s activity staff who keep our residents active, engaged and inspired. This is their week for special recognition for the exceptional work they do every day.

Ecumen Meadows Gets a New Spa
Thanks to a generous donation, residents of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., are enjoying a new spa — complete with a walk-in whirlpool tub.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org