Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Evelyn LeSuer
Ecumen honors Evelyn LeSuer, a resident of Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria, Minn., who is 101.
Abiitan Mill City Featured in Lavender Magazine
Abittan Mill City is profiled in the current issue of Lavender Magazine.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 15, 2017
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
M State’s Magazine Tells the Success Story of Ecumen Detroit Lakes Nurse Bobbi Jo Koons
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Magazine recently highlighted the success story of nurse Bobbi Jo Koons, who got her B.S. in nursing degree through Ecumen’s scholarship program while continuing to work at Ecumen Detroit Lakes.
Tips for Talking with Older Patients
In honor of Nurses Week, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) offered an article that details the best practices for health professionals that will result in effective and positive communication with older patients.
Minneapolis Leaders Praise Abiitan Mill City’s Vision for Urban Senior Living
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges called Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City “a gift to the City” that gives seniors the option to live in the heart of downtown with the assurances they need to age in place.
Minnesota Ranks No. 1 in Senior Health
Minnesota is the nation’s number one healthiest state for seniors, according to the 2017 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report from the United Health Foundation, a private nonprofit founded by United Health Group.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness. And many either don’t know it or are in denial, according to Kay King, a community educator from the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “On average people wait 10 years to get help for a mental illness,” she said.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
M State’s Magazine Tells the Success Story of Ecumen Detroit Lakes Nurse Bobbi Jo Koons
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Magazine recently highlighted the success story of nurse Bobbi Jo Koons, who got her B.S. in nursing degree through Ecumen’s scholarship program while continuing to work at Ecumen Detroit Lakes.
Students who attend M State and work at Ecumen a minimum of 10 hours per week are eligible for scholarships that help pay tuition, books, fees, required supplies and travel and childcare expenses.
Bobbi has worked at Ecumen Detroit Lakes since 2000, where she is known for her contagious smile. An image of the story is below, or you can see it in the magazine at this link on page 31.
As we come to the end of National Nurses Week, we thank Bobbi Jo and her nursing colleagues all across Ecumen for the outstanding and compassionate care they provide our residents each day.
Minnesota Ranks No. 1 in Senior Health
Minnesota is the nation’s number one healthiest state for seniors, according to the 2017 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report from the United Health Foundation, a private nonprofit founded by United Health Group.
Tips for Talking With Older Patients
In honor of Nurses Week, the National Institute on Aging offers best practices for health professionals when communicating with older patients.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 8, 2017
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Minneapolis Leaders Praise Abiitan Mill City’s Vision for Urban Senior Living
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges called Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City “a gift to the City” that gives seniors the option to live in the heart of downtown with the assurances they need to age in place.
Velocity 2017 Class Gets an Inspiring Perspective on Empowerment
The 2017 Velocity class recently visited the Interact Center in St. Paul to see empowerment in action. The center empowers people with disabilities to develop their artistic skills
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Couple Dies Hours Apart After 64 Years Together
For the past 64 years, John and Anne Alexander were virtually inseparable. Within hours of each other, they died together last week at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, where they both were receiving care.
In Praise of Meals on Wheels: Food and Fellowship for Housebound Seniors
Stacy Hanley, Ecumen Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, is a passionate advocate of Meals on Wheels, one of the most popular volunteer activities of Ecumen employees.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness. And many either don’t know it or are in denial, according to Kay King, a community educator from the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “On average people wait 10 years to get help for a mental illness,” she said.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Diversity and Inclusion Learning Event: Understanding Mental Illness
One in five people reading this sentence has some form of mental illness.
Velocity 2017 Class Gets an Inspiring Perspective on Empowerment
The 2017 Velocity class recently visited the Interact Center in St. Paul to see empowerment in action.
Seniors and Sleep: Five Things You Might Not Know
Aging in Stride offers information on seniors and sleep just in honor of National Sleep Awareness Week.