September Is Healthy Aging Month: 10 Tips To Reinvent Yourself
Healthy Aging Month, celebrated each September, is a time to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older.
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Five of the Most Helpful Alzheimer’s Blogs
Medical News Today has selected five blogs on Alzheimer's disease that showcase the most recent research, provide a day-in-the-life account of living with the disease, and share perspectives from caregivers.
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Is Exercising with Pain Safe?
In honor of National Senior Health and Fitness Day, the National Institute on Aging discusses how it is possible to exercise with pain under certain conditions.
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Minnetonka Mayor Praises Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Members of Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative in Minnetonka celebrated their new community with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony May 23, 2017.
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Built with an ‘Eagle’ Eye: DL Teen Designs Picnic Shelter at Ecumen as Eagle Scout Project
DL-Online tells the story of Cody Christen’s dedication to designing and building a new picnic shelter for Ecumen Detroit Lakes in order to earn his rank of Eagle Scout.
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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.
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Ecumen’s 2016 Philanthropy Report to the Community
Learn more about our fundraising efforts, innovative programs and those who support our changing aging efforts in Ecumen's 2016 Philanthropy Report.
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6 Signs of Hypothermia
The National Institute on Aging offers several tips on how to spot, treat and prevent hypothermia to help older adults stay safe this winter.
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State Loan Forgiveness Program for Nursing Home Nurses Accepting Applications Now
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is now taking applications for its loan forgiveness for nursing home RNs and LPNs.
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Grief and the Holidays: 15 Ways to Cope
With the holidays approaching, Ecumen knows that those who have lost a loved one will be facing changes and, inevitably, grief. Read this post for 15 ways to cope with grief through the holidays.
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