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.
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.
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.
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.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Eleanore Ebeling
Ecumen honors Eleanore Ebeling, a resident of Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., who is 101.
'Dementia Village' Gives Life Through Innovation
Innovation was at the center of designers' minds when constructing Dementia Village.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Evelyn Larson
Ecumen honors Evelyn Larson, a resident of Ecumen Evergreens of Fargo, who is 101.
Top 5 Blog Posts — January 11, 2016
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Looking Back: Ecumen's Year in Pictures
2015 was a year of great fun, friendships and innovative thinking at Ecumen — captured here in photos.
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts Profiled in Leading Trade Publication
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts was recently profiled in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News following her transition to Board Chair of LeadingAge, the national trade association for providers of aging services.
Year in Review: Ecumen's 2015 Changing Aging Blog
A roundup of the top posts on The Changing Aging Blog in 2015.
Sales Office Now Open for Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing co-op planned for the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, has opened a sales office and showroom in walking distance from the site.
Sunnyside Care Center Gets Medicare’s Highest 5-Star Quality Rating
Sunnyside Care Center, an Ecumen-managed senior community in Lake Park, Minn., has received the highest possible overall quality rating of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS).
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Year in Review: Ecumen's 2015 Changing Aging Blog
As we reflect on 2015, one thing stands out- Ecumen really is "Changing Aging." Our innovative spirit, hard work and great partnerships kept Ecumen in the news, but our greatest success was making life better for our customers, their families and our employees. From the Changing Aging Blog, here is a roundup of the top news of 2015.