For our readers in the North Branch, Minnesota, area: You’re invited to a special photo exhibit featuring the Beauty of Aging on Thursday, Feb. 5th from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at The Villages of North Branch, Ecumen community. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. Carol Seefeldt is a wonderful photographer, who has volunteered her time and skills with Ecumen communities. Thank you to her and…

This is an American first … a presidential web site that features long-term care and long-term care financing. In the agenda' section on the White House web site, President Obama highlights long-term care with this paragraph below.Strengthen Long-Term Care Options: Obama and Biden will work to give seniors choices about their care, consistent with their needs, and not biased towards…

Changing Aging contributing writer

Just wanted to share this story done by WCCO-TV last week on the Vitalize! Wellness Centre at the Ecumen community of

The other day Changing Aging featured an article written by

Thanks to Changing Aging reader Chuck Zimmerman for bringing a thought-provoking article written by physician Craig Bowron, a Twin Cities hospital physician. The article originally appeared in the Washington Post and appeared earlier this month in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It is entitled 'On Not Going Gently Into That Good Night.' Here are a few key excerpts from Dr. Bowron’s writing…

Building community and Building Trust: those things are at the core of what any good senior housing provider is doing.Here’s a good idea for our profession:Mayo Clinic is tapping into its customers to help it build community and share the community with the larger world. Word of mouth - It’s a lot cheaper - and more effective - than any advertising. Mayo has launched

Kudos to two Minnesota state legislators,