Ecumen Pathstone Announces Names and Details for Its New Independent Living Offering
Ecumen Pathstone Announces Names and Details for Its New Independent Living Offering New complex, now offering full continuum of care, scheduled to open in February 2021. Ecumen | Oct 7th 2020
MANKATO, Minn., Oct. 7, 2020 -- Ecumen Pathstone today announced the names for its new Independent Living and Memory Care offerings, as well as the opening of its new sales office downtown.…
30 senior living organizations recognized for delivering ‘exceptional experiences’
30 senior living organizations recognized for delivering 'exceptional experiences' McKnight's Senior Living | Written by: Lois A. Bowers | Aug 26th 2020 Thirty senior living and care organizations have been recognized as winners in NRC Health’s second annual Employee Approved Awards and Customer Approved Awards, the healthcare consumer data and content company announced Tuesday. The awards,…
Ways To Keep Senior Residents Engaged, Connected During COVID-19
Ecumen Lakeshore gets creative to offer outdoor visits WCCO - CBS Minnesota | Jul 17th 2020 - 5:39pm Shelley Kendrick, president and CEO of Ecumen, shares some ideas (2:59). WCCO Mid-Morning - July 17, 2020
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Families Enjoy Critical Connection With Loved Ones in LTC Centers
Ecumen Lakeshore gets creative to offer outdoor visits KARE 11 News | Written By: kare11.com | Jul 13th 2020 - 5:39pm
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Ecumen Lakeshore Gets Creative to Offer Outdoor Visits
Ecumen Lakeshore gets creative to offer outdoor visits Duluth News Tribune | Written By: Andee Erickson | Jul 12th 2020 - 8pm
The Minnesota Department of Health recently released guidelines allowing one designated "essential caregiver" to enter the long-term facility in order to help with care.
Before long-term care facilities began restricting visitors back in March to keep…
Ecumen President & CEO Shelley Kendrick Named to YMCA Twin Cities Board of Directors
Shelley Kendrick, President and CEO of Ecumen, has been named to the YMCA Twin Cities Board of Directors. "I greatly admire the work of the YMCA and am very proud to join the thought leaders on this Board, supporting the important goals of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility."
Shelley Kendrick Joins Select Thought Leaders on the International Council on Active Aging’s COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force
Shelley Kendrick joins select thought leaders and prominent industry associations from across North America on the International Council on Active Aging's (ICAA) COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force. With a focus on the health, safety, and quality of life of residents and staff, the Task Force will develop, in conjunction with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Ecumen Named Among 6 Senior Living Providers to Watch in 2020
Ecumen: Leading the way in nonprofit innovation
February 3, 2020 | Published by Senior Housing News | Article by Chuck Sudo
Although nonprofit senior living providers have shown an appetite for growth through affiliation in recent years, they have lost market share to their for-profit counterparts, who have greater willingness to assume risk for the sake of growth and…
History
Ecumen’s roots extend to 1862 when the Lutheran Church began providing foster care in Minnesota. At the beginning of the 20th Century, we began serving seniors.
Several of our communities began in the early 20th Century, including Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minn., Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth, Minn., and Ecumen Detroit Lakes in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
In 1923, this growing…
Proudly Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 15, 2018
Ecumen proudly celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We especially thank Dr. King for the inspiration he gives us in our fight against ageism.
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