A Salute to Ecumen’s Dedicated Activities Staff

This is National Activity Professionals Week and we salute the outstanding work of Ecumen’s activity staff who keep our residents active, engaged and inspired.

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Ecumen Lakeshore Celebrates 10 Years at Its Lake Superior Campus and the Employees Who Made It Possible

Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth this week celebrated its 10th anniversary at its campus on Lake Superior.  The focus of the celebration was on the more than 60 employees who have been here the entire time.

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An Interview with Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts on the Future of Senior Housing and Services

In an interview in LeadingAge Magazine, Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts gives her candid views on the rapid transformation of the senior care landscape.

 

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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.

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Top 5 Blog Posts — January 18, 2016

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

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. 

A First-Grade Field Trip to Ecumen Parmly LifePointes Connects Students to the Past
Ms. Meissner’s first grade class at Chisago Lakes Primary School got a firsthand account of what school was like a century ago. 

Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Eleanore Ebeling
Expert quilter Eleanore Ebeling, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, celebrated her 101st birthday.

'Dementia Village' Gives Life Through Innovation
An innovative village in the Netherlands gives residents normalcy and comfort amid the unknowns of living with dementia.

Looking Back: Ecumen's Year in Pictures
2015 was a year of great fun, friendships and innovative thinking at Ecumen — captured here in photos.

You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.


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.    

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A First-Grade Field Trip to Ecumen Parmly LifePointes Connects Students to the Past

Ms. Meissner’s first grade class at Chisago Lakes Primary School walked across the street Tuesday to visit with residents at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes.

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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Eleanore Ebeling

Ecumen honors Eleanore Ebeling, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., who is 101.

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'Dementia Village' Gives Life Through Innovation

Innovation was at the center of designers' minds when constructing Dementia Village. 

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