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Award-Winning Ecumen Communities Recognized at May Leadership Conference

Twenty-three Ecumen sites with outstanding achievements in 2013 were recognized at a presentation ceremony at the Leadership Conference held on May 6 in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Key areas of recognition

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Sweet Pea, the Ecumen Le Center Hospice Cat, Gains Notoriety in Mankato Magazine Article

Back in January on the Changing Aging Blog, we told the fanciful story of Sweet Pea, a feral cat adopted by Ecumen Le Center in Le Center, Minn., who always

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Ecumen Meadows in Worthington Gets Grant To Fund Strength-Training Program for Seniors

Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn., has received a $4,500 grant from the Worthington Regional Health Care Foundation to fund exercise equipment and personal training for residents and area seniors aimed

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The Dubious Hero of Mother’s Day by Jim Klobuchar

Ecumen blogger Jim Klobuchar worked extra hard this Mother's Day and recounts it as only he can.

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Last Week’s Top 5 Blog Posts – May 12

In case you missed one, here are the blog posts our online visitors found most interesting last week: On National Nurses Day: Honoring Anne Diekmann, Exemplary Ecumen Nurse What It's

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The Minnesota Boychoir Brings Early Mother’s Day Joy To the Residents at Ecumen Lakeview Commons

The Minnesota Boychoir performed an early Mother’s Day concert at Ecumen Lakeview Commons on Saturday, May 3, to a packed house of residents, guests and caregivers. The Cantar and Cantando

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Changing Aging Video: Ashley, LPN at Ecumen Bethany Community

"It's a good variety. A lot of people think nursing can be the same thing every day when you work in a nursing home. But it's completely different. You have

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What it’s Like to be 100 Years Old, in 10 Charts

Interesting findings from two studies on centenarians.

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On National Nurses Day: Honoring Anne Diekmann, Exemplary Ecumen Nurse

Anne is one of Ecumen’s approximately 2,800 nurses and nursing assistants. Today we honor them — and all nurses — for the care they give so selflessly and the positive

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Last Week’s Top 5 Blog Posts – May 5

In case you missed them, here are the blog posts our online visitors found most interesting last week: A Handy Guide to Communicating With People Who Have Dementia Young Man's

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