Twin Cities Aging Policy Summit: Vision for the Future
For our Twin Cities-area readers, you’re invited to register for the Aging Policy Summit: Vision for the Future:When: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 from 8 a.m. to noon.Where: Wilder Center Auditorium, 451 Lexington Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55104What: A look beyond the financial challenges of the 2009 legislative session. Exploring how Minnesota can affirmatively respond to the coming…
Nuns Turn to Cookies to Finance Long-Term Care
A Telemedicine Disconnect
How is State Budget Money Being Spent? Look at Long-Term Care Says Pioneer Press
The editorial folks over at the St. Paul Pioneer Press wanted to see where the rising dollars of government health care are being spent in Minnesota, so they went and talked with folks at the Departments of Human Services and Management & Budget. (Governor Tim Pawlenty cited a 21 percent increase in state spending on health care as a major driver in Minnesota’s $5.28 billion budget…
Minneapolis Star Tribune: A Growing Price Tag for Long-Term Care
Following is an excerpt from a Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial yesterday on long-term care financing …While poor children, their parents or pregnant women make up the majority of Medicaid enrollees, two-thirds of the Medicaid budget is spent on the elderly and disabled. One-third of the program’s total spending goes toward long-term care, which is why reform here could yield…
Minnesota Can Be a Leader on Long-Term Care Financing
Ecumen’s CEO Kathryn Roberts and Jan Malcolm, CEO of
Namaste by Jim Klobuchar
The Future of Senior Living: The Eskaton Home
Successful Aging Profile: Ecumen customer Art Tysk, Selling With Purpose
Ecumen Expanding Senior Housing and Services
There are a lot of people busy within Ecumen in shaping new senior housing options and services. We want to share with you some new development and service news from around Ecumen: