Ecumen Century Club: Happy 101st Birthday Christina (Tina) Gray
Ecumen honors Christina (Tina) Gray, a resident of Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minn., who is 101.
Grand Village Residents Help With Nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree Decorations
Residents of Ecumen-managed Grand Village in Grand Rapids, Minn., helped handcraft ornaments for the Capitol Christmas Tree, which was lit Tuesday night.
Well-Traveled Ecumen Lakeshore Residents Jay Amato and Pat Richard-Amato Love Duluth as Their Retirement Haven
It's been a long and circuitous route that brought Jay Amato and Pat Richard-Amato to Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth. But both agree that coming here was one of the best choices they ever made.
Scouts Build a Labyrinth Garden for Ecumen Detroit Lakes
As a child, Brandon Christen often visited Ecumen Detroit Lakes, where his mother worked and where two of his grandparents received services. It made an impression, and when it came time to find an Eagle Scout project, that's the first place he looked.
Finding Comfort in the Midst of Dementia
Patricia Lopez never imagined that her Spanish-speaking mother, Alicia Cono, would have learned to speak English this late in life, especially given that Cono suffers from dementia. But that's what has happened during Cono's time at Ecumen of Litchfield's Adult Day Service.
Top 5 Most-Read Articles - December 1
In case you missed out, here are the articles Ecumen's online visitors found most interesting last week:
Ecumen Century Club: Angeline Lee, 108, and Eunice Anderson, 103
Angeline Lee and Eunice Anderson, who live at Ecumen-managed Clarkfield Care Center, have a Nov. 30 birthday in common and also share extraordinary longevity. This Sunday they will be celebrating their birthdays that add up to 211 years of living. ...
Dementia-Friendly Communities Emerging in Midwest
Around Minnesota and Wisconsin, you will be seeing more businesses posting a new window cling with a purple angel symbol and this message: "We are a Dementia Friendly Business." ...
How to Say Thank You to a Caregiver This Thanksgiving
As if next week's national day of giving thanks weren't enough to express gratitude to those who care for relatives in need, it's also National Family Caregivers Month. ...
The Life-and-Death Experience of Ecumen Board Member Kris Linner
"There is no way to explain that feeling of life leaving," says Rev. Kris Linner, who has spent the last 15 years doing hospice work, ministering to hundreds of people as the spirit leaves the body. How can she do this? It's a probing question she gets all the time, and this is her mystical answer...
Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar: Geese Lover Strikes Out
The season's first snowstorm set off predictable snarls of martyrdom among the early monring dirvers with whom I share the road. ...
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How to Say Thank You to a Caregiver This Thanksgiving
As we count our blessings tomorrow, please remember to thank those who provide care for friends and relatives. Here are 10 ideas for how to thank those who care for your loved ones.
Ecumen Century Club: Angeline Lee, 108, and Eunice Anderson, 103
Angeline Lee and Eunice Anderson, who live at Ecumen-managed Clarkfield Care Center, have a Nov. 30 birthday in common and also share extraordinary longevity. This Sunday they will be celebrating their birthdays that add up to 211 years of living.
Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar: Geese Lover Strikes Out
Once again, no good deed goes unpunished, as Jim Klobuchar's well-intentioned goose intervention turns to comic chaos.
Top 5 Most-Read Articles - November 24
In case you missed out, here are the articles Ecumen's online visitors found most interesting last week:
The LIfe-and-Death Experience of Ecumen Board Member Kris Linner
“There is no way to explain that feeling of life leaving,” says the Rev. Kris Linner, who has spent the last 15 years doing hospice work, ministering to hundreds of people as the spirit leaves the body. How can she do this? It’s a probing question she gets all the time, and this is her mystical answer ...
Ecumen Awarded LeadingAge Innovation Grant to Test Dementia Care Light Therapy
Ecumen has been awarded a $29,800 LeadingAge Innovations Fund grant to integrate light therapy into memory care units for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). ...
Ecumen Home Care-Twin Cities Inaugerates New Office Space
Ecumen Home Care - Twin Cities held an open house Nov. 17, 2014, to show off its expanded new offices at 199 Coon Rapids Boulevard, Suite 111, in Coon Rapids, Minn. ...
Ecumen New Richland Chef Troy Thompson Gets Rave Reviews
The folks at Ecumen New Richland are raving about Chef Troy Thompson. His food is “delicious above all conception,” said one resident. Thompson’s exceptional culinary skill recently merited a story in the Albert Lea Tribune. ...
Ecumen Lakeshore Knitting Group Helps Women's Shelter in Duluth
The Ecumen Lakeshore Knitting Group in Duluth is using its talents to help support the Safe Haven Shelter in a joint project with the Duluth Woman’s Club. A story in the Duluth Budgeteer News tells how the knitters are using yarn provided by the Woman’s Club to create a variety of handmade gifts such as caps, scarves, mufflers and slippers. ...
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