Top 5 Blog Posts — April 13
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Home Care Director Frances Fernandez Brings Her Mission to Minnesota
Frances Fernandez, the director of Ecumen Home Care Twin Cities, is a woman on a mission. Always has been. That’s how she came to Minnesota, just in time for winter, after living most of her life between Puerto Rico and Florida. When she moved here last August, people would look at her incredulously and ask: “Why?” For Frances the decision was easy because she’s motivated by mission, not weather.
Popsugar.com: 25 Life Lessons Written by a 99-Year-Old Man
“Grandpa Cheese” gives his great-granddaughter a few life lessons on living well, including a strong endorsement of eating sausage every day.
An Earful of Fun at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Home of the Melodious ‘Maple Nuts’
They call themselves the “Maple Nuts” — an instant tipoff that they are a good-humored bunch. The Maple Nuts, who range in age from 70 to 96, are united by their love of singing. Most have sung all their lives, usually in church choirs.
Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Ruth Knapp
Ecumen honors Ruth Knapp, a resident of Ecumen Detroit Lakes, who recently celebrated her 102nd birthday.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Elise Husby
Ecumen honors Elise Husby, a resident of Clarkfield Care Center, who is 100.
Mayo Study: Midlife Arts Activities Contribute To Later-Life Brain Health
Recent results from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging indicate that people who did arts and crafts in middle age are less likely to develop memory problems in old age if they continue the activities.
The Mayo researchers report that elderly people who engaged in midlife arts and crafts, as well as social activities such as book clubs or travel, were about half as likely to have cognitive impairments as those who did not.
Brain-stimulating activities help build new brain connections and strengthen old connections, the researchers explain. Reuters reports on the study, which appears in the medical journal Neurology.
Ecumen Home Care Director Frances Fernandez Brings Her Mission to Minnesota
Frances Fernandez, the director of Ecumen Home Care Twin Cities, is a woman on a mission. Always has been.
Top 5 Blog Posts — April 6
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Popsugar.com: 25 Life Lessons Written by a 99-Year-Old Man
“Grandpa Cheese” gives his great-granddaughter a few life lessons on living well, including a strong endorsement of eating sausage every day.
Ecumen Employee Jen Rasmussen: Making Life Better by Making Life Fun
Jen Rasmussen is Director of Fun at Ecumen Lakeview Commons. Today she has unleashed a feisty dog and a small child on the residents of the Maplewood assisted living community. Her boss passes through the commotion and jokingly tells her she is fired — for the third time this week.
Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.
From Golf Course to Multigenerational Community: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Charts the Evolution of Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc.
A former 18-hole golf course — located along U.S. 12 just east of Eau Claire — is being converted into the Hillcrest Greens planned community development which will offer a variety of multigenerational housing options.
An Earful of Fun at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Home of the Melodious ‘Maple Nuts’
They call themselves the “Maple Nuts” — an instant tipoff that they are a good-humored bunch. The Maple Nuts, who range in age from 70 to 96, are united by their love of singing. Most have sung all their lives, usually in church choirs.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.
An Earful of Fun at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Home of the Melodious ‘Maple Nuts’
A spirited group of women residents at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood are belting out show tunes with conviction. “There’s nothing like a dame,” they sing.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Ruth Knapp
Ecumen honors Ruth Knapp, a resident of Ecumen Detroit Lakes, who is 102.
Popsugar.com: 25 Life Lessons Written by a 99-Year-Old Man
Grandpa Cheese has taught me a lot about life. I could think of no better person to give the world a few life lessons than him. Here's what he has learned in his 99 years.
From Golf Course to Multigenerational Community: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Charts the Evolution of Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc.
A former 18-hole golf course — located along U.S. 12 just east of Eau Claire — is being converted into the Hillcrest Greens planned community development which will offer a variety of multigenerational housing options.
On the 178-acre site of the former Hillcrest Golf & Country Club in Altoona, single family homes and senior housing are under construction. “What we’re hoping to have within the development is a community or neighborhood where people can rotate through as they grow,” Bill Albright, vice president of Heartland Contractors, told the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram in this story that explores the site’s evolution.
Hillcrest Greens will be home to The Classic, an Ecumen-managed four-section building on the campus devoted to senior citizen housing, with independent and assisted living apartments and memory care, which will open in July.
The community is adjacent to more than 65 acres of public park, with 6,000 feet of frontage on Otter Creek (a Wisconsin Class II Trout Stream), 3.5 miles of bike and walking trails and sidewalks, three ponds and park amenities that include a playground area, a pavilion, basketball court, pickle ball court, and a putting/chipping green.
Top 5 Blog Posts — March 30
Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:
Ecumen Employee Jen Rasmussen: Making Life Better by Making Life Fun
Jen Rasmussen is Director of Fun at Ecumen Lakeview Commons. Today she has unleashed a feisty dog and a small child on the residents of the Maplewood assisted living community. Her boss passes through the commotion and jokingly tells her she is fired — for the third time this week.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 105th Birthday Verna Bloom
Everybody wants to know Verna Bloom’s secret. She’ll tell you being 105 years old “surprises” her because she has no big secrets to longevity — except maybe a positive attitude.
The Strangest Bedfellows — By Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar
Bleats of nostalgia broke out with the approaching shutdown of the almost legendary Nye’s Polonaise bar and restaurant in Minneapolis. Jim Klobuchar recalls the inventiveness of founding owner Al Nye.
Ecumen’s Abiitan Mill City Project Building Momentum
Ecumen’s new Abiitan Mill City development planned for downtown Minneapolis is gaining momentum as potential residents are making priority commitments and final city approval is pending in two weeks.
Ecumen-Managed ‘The Classic at Hillcrest Greens’ in Altoona, Wisconsin To Open in Early July
Construction of The Classic at Hillcrest Greens in Altoona, Wisc., is well underway, and the new senior living community managed by Ecumen plans to open in early July. The new community, located at 2455 Sawgrass Place in Altoona, includes 99 rental apartments for people 62 and older — 63 designated for independent or assisted living residents and 36 for memory care residents.
You can read these articles and more at ecumen.org.