After Almost 90 Years, a Dream Comes True for Ethel Dahl at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
Ethel Dahl, 95, waited most of her life for the motorcycle ride that finally happened last week.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 18
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar — The Other Side of Nature’s Beauty
The recent earthquake in Nepal reminds Jim Klobuchar of the country's majestic beauty -- and devastating poverty.
How to Thank a Nurse: Honoring Ecumen’s Nurses, Part 1
For National Nurses Week, we polled a sample of Ecumen nurses on this question: What are some of the best things patients have said to you that make you feel appreciated?
Qualities of the Exceptional Nurse: Honoring Ecumen’s Nurses, Part 2
For National Nurses Week, we polled a sample of Ecumen nurses on this question: What are the top qualities of an exceptional nurse?
Creative Job Recruitment Program at Ecumen Bethany Community Highlighted
Rural Minnesota is growing older, and finding health care workers to care for seniors is an ongoing challenge. Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria is getting creative in its recruitment efforts.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Celebrates Grand Opening of Its New Wellness Center
Almost two years and $12 million later, Ecumen Detroit Lakes last week celebrated the grand opening of its new Transitional Care Unit and Rehabilitation Center.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Celebrates Grand Opening of Its New Wellness Center
Almost two years and $12 million later, Ecumen Detroit Lakes last week celebrated the grand opening of its new Transitional Care Unit and Rehabilitation Center.
ArtSage Hosting Conference on Arts and Aging
ArtSage, a Minnesota nonprofit that connects the arts with aging, is presenting its second Midwest Arts & Aging Conference at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on June 19, 2015. The day-long session convenes arts and aging experts, teaching artists, aging services organizations, and funders.
Qualities of the Exceptional Nurse: Honoring Ecumen’s Nurses: Part 2
It's National Nurses Week, and we asked Ecumen nurses to tell us the qualities that make a nurse exceptional.
How to Thank a Nurse: Honoring Ecumen’s Nurses, Part 1
It's National Nurses Week, and we asked Ecumen nurses to tell us memorable words of appreciation they've heard.
Top 5 Blog Posts — May 11
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar — The Other Side of Nature’s Beauty
The recent earthquake in Nepal reminds Jim Klobuchar of the country's majestic beauty -- and devastating poverty.
Creative Job Recruitment Program at Ecumen Bethany Community Highlighted
Rural Minnesota is growing older, and finding health care workers to care for seniors is an ongoing challenge. Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria is getting creative in its recruitment efforts.
A Senior Prom Especially for Seniors at Ecumen Prairie Hill and Ecumen Sand Prairie
Residents at Ecumen Prairie Hill and Ecumen Sand Prairie in St. Peter, Minn., had a “Senior Prom” delivered directly to their communities by sororities and fraternities at Gustavus Adolphus College.
New Ecumen White Paper Offers 5 Key Steps to Reducing Antipsychotics in Dementia Care
Senior care professionals and nursing homes are challenged to conform to the 2012 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiative to decrease off-label use of antipsychotics. In many cases, the struggle comes from within – initiating change and formulating an integrated and personalized approach to dementia care.
Caring.com: Managing Mom's Budget? An 8-Step Plan to Cover Your Bases
Managing a parent's finances can be complex and at times overwhelming. Caring.com's Senior Editor Melanie Haiken shares her eight-step plan that provides logical guidance.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Creative Job Recruitment Program at Ecumen Bethany Community Highlighted
Rural Minnesota is growing older, and finding health care workers to care for seniors is an ongoing challenge.
Ecumen Bethany Community in Alexandria is getting creative in its recruitment efforts, which are highlighted in this recent story in the Echo Press in Alexandria.
Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar — The Other Side of Nature’s Beauty
The recent earthquake in Nepal reminds Jim Klobuchar of the country's majestic beauty -- and devastating poverty.
A Senior Prom Especially for Seniors at Ecumen Prairie Hill and Ecumen Sand Prairie
Residents at Ecumen Prairie Hill and Ecumen Sand Prairie in St. Peter, Minn., had a “Senior Prom” delivered directly to their communities by sororities and fraternities at Gustavus Adolphus College.
St. Peter Herald Reporter Dana Melius tells the story of how the college students gave the seniors a night to remember, complete with decorations, dancing and a popular photo booth.