Last Week's Top 5 Blog Posts - August 18
In case you missed out on the latest Changing Aging news, here are the blog posts our online visitors found most interesting last week - including: Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way, How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's, Enjoying Art in Duluth, Oh That Beautiful Doll and more. Click here to read these great stories:
Dr. John Brose on Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have to be this Way
TED Talk Video: How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's
The Pure Enjoyment of Art at Ecumen Lakeshore
Oh, That Beautiful Doll Returns to Ecumen North Branch
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Grace Zemlin
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Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Muriel Swenson
Ecumen honors Muriel Swenson, a resident at Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, Minn., who turns 102 today.
TED Talk Video: How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's
Many children and grandchildren of those who have lived with Alzheimer's have uncertain feelings around their own future health. Watch this enlightening video by global health and development specialist Alanna Shaikh - whose father has Alzheimer's - on her approach to a future that may include Alzheimer's. Shaikh presented "How I'm Preparing to Get Alzheimer's" at TEDGlobal 2012.
From the TED website: When faced with a parent suffereing from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three concrete steps to prepare for the moment - should it arrive - when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease.
The Pure Enjoyment of Art at Ecumen Lakeshore
Aches and pains and daily struggles fade away when residents of Ecumen Lakeshore get lost in their art. Join them as they paint...
Last Week's Top 5 Blog Posts- August 11
Dr. John Brose, Oh That Beautiful Doll, Thrifty White Pharmacy, 11 Effective Stress Reducing Activities, Ecumen Leaders Speak at Caregiver Conference..
In case you missed out on the latest news, here are the blog posts our online visitors found most interesting last week:
Dr. John Brose on Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
Oh, That Beautiful Doll Returns to Ecumen North Branch
Thrifty White Pharmacy: Ecumen's Innovative Partner in Making Seniors' Lives Better
11 Effective Stress-Reducing Activities From Americans Who Know
Ecumen Leaders Speaking at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Caregiver Conference
To read more Changing Aging blog posts or to learn more about Ecumen, please vist ecumen.org!
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 104th Birthday Grace Zemlin
Ecumen honors Grace Zemlin, a resident at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors, Minn., who is 104 today.
Ecumen Leaders Speaking at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Caregiver Conference
Two Ecumen leaders will be speaking at the Sept.19th Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Caregiver Conference in New Richmond, Wis. The daylong conference called "Finding Your Voice" is for family members, caregivers and care professionals. Maria Reyes, R.N., Ecumen Awakenings Project Director, will provide the closing address and share insights from the Ecumen Awakenings program for dementia care. Rev. Kris Linner, Ecumen Trustee and St. Croix Hospice Director of Spiritual Care, will share tips for self-care to help empower caregivers to care for themselves while caring for others.
Dr. John Brose on Dementia Care: It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Dr. John Brose, a Minneapolis psychologist and consultant to Ecumen, is nationally renowned for his pioneering efforts to make life better for the elderly and disabled. Experiences early in his career moved him to speak up for those who could not speak for themselves. Here is his compelling story.
KEYC-TV Mankato: Ecumen Awarded Grant To Expand Dementia Care Program
Media in Mankato, Hutchinson and Le Center talk about Ecumen Awakenings grant.
11 Effective Stress-Reducing Activities From Americans Who Know
11 ways Americans who experience a great deal of stress are reducing their stress levels.