Global Aging Presents Opportunity: How to Make Aging a Minnesota Innovation Advantage
The AgePower Tech Search was featured in a recent StarTribune Business article, "Global Aging Presents Opportunity: How to Make Aging a Minnesota Innovation Advantage," co-authored by Ernest Grumbles and Eric Schubert. Grumbles is co-founder of MOJO Minnesota, a cooperative working to boost entrepreneurship and Minnesota's cultuer of innovation. Schubert is vice president of…
5 Tips for Selecting the Best Assisted Living for You by Putting on Your Frontline Reporter’s Hat
Tuesday evening, PBS’s Frontline aired “Life and Death in Assisted Living.” If you haven’t watched it, please do. I came away from it angry, horrified and saddened at the tragedy experienced by the residents and families. The documentary also made me appreciate the many good assisted living providers who have wonderful people taking care of our seniors.
So how…
A Goodbye Without Tears – Almost
A few weeks ago I ended my ties with a biking community—one rather close to my heart—that has lasted nearly four decades. The community is moving on. It has my love and a few of my tears. It was more or less my creation, but it can and will do very well without my prodding; and certainly without my wake-up whistle in the campground at 5:30 in the morning.
A disclosure: my…
Ecumen & Mill City Commons Appear in UK Financial Times
Minnesota senior housing companies - including Ecumen and Mill City Commons - gained international attention this week in a UK Financial Times article.
Mill City Commons is a leader in the grassroots movement to create senior lifestyle neighborhoods. Ecumen helped establish the membership-based community in 2008. Read more about how Minnesota is creating Baby Boomer-friendly living in the article…
An Ecumen Adventure with Governor Al Quie: Taking the Reins of “Rambler” and Aging
I recently had the honor to ride horses with former Minnesota Governor Al Quie. He shared with me some fantastic horsemanship and how aging has become another adventure in his life. I love what he says about learning. Learn more from Governor Quie in ourChanging Aging YouTube video.
By his estimation, Governor Quie, the 35th Governor of Minnesota, has taken the reins of a horse approximately…
Secrets to 75 Years of Marriage and a Final Goodbye on Valentine’s Day
A 75-year love story will forever change today. Clifford and Mildred Bjerke of Moorhead, Minn., married in the 1930s and raised a fun-loving family based on their simple ideals of love, family and hard work. Not uncommon in those days, but few are able to reach the 75 year milestone.
The grandparents of one of my best friends, I’ve witnessed the legacy Clifford and Mildred created –…
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Today, Ecumen launched its first-ever social media campaign aimed at elevating the conversation around Changing Aging. Our goal is to get people thinking and talking about aging, perhaps even preparing themselves or loved ones for living fully in later years.
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The DL Tribune Shares the Empowering Stories of Two Detroit Lakes Men Living with Memory Loss
The DL Tribune shared the stories of two Detroit Lakes area men living with memory loss. George Jernberg's transformation since becoming part of our Awaking Initiative at Ecumen's Emmanuel Community has been "like he's truly awoken from a sleep," according to his daughter.