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SVP Steve Ordahl Tells the Star Tribune How Ecumen Got Ahead of Change in Senior Housing

The Star Tribune recently interviewed Steve Ordahl, senior vice president of business development at Ecumen, about his insights into how senior housing development has changed in the past decade, and

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Director of Nursing Maria Stokka To Retire After 35 Years at Ecumen’s Pelican Valley Health Center

 For the past 35 years, Maria Stokka has been coming to work as the director of nursing at Ecumen-managed Pelican Valley Health Center, providing care to the families of Pelican

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Ecumen Trustee Anne Simpson’s Journey Through the Wilderness of Alzheimer’s

Anne Simpson, who joined the Ecumen Board of Trustees in 2013, was caregiver to her husband, Bob, as they fought his battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia that ended in

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Readers’ Choice: The Most Popular Changing Aging Blog Posts of 2013 (Part 2)

 Yesterday we listed the top 5 Changing Aging blog posts for 2013.  Today top posts ranked 6 through 10 are listed below with links: 6. Visit the New Ecumen.org! 7.

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Oliver, the Golden Retriever, Feels the Love At Ecumen Scenic Shores

Oliver, the golden retriever, has an extended family of 40.  He’s being raised by the residents of Ecumen Scenic Shores Assisted Living in Two Harbors, Minn.  Housing Manager Julie Luchsinger

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Readers’ Choice: The Most Popular Changing Aging Blog Posts of 2013 (Part 2)

 Yesterday we listed the top 5 Changing Aging blog posts for 2013.  Today top posts ranked 6 through 10 are listed below with links: 6. Visit the New Ecumen.org! 7.

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Readers’ Choice: The Most Popular Changing Aging Blog Posts of 2013 (Part 1)

As 2013 comes to a close, we’re sharing your favorite blogs from the past 12 months. The most popular stories are an eclectic mix of news and features about people

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Ecumen of Litchfield Residents and Staff Sing the Praises of Lutefisk

In the great lutefisk debate, a group of residents and staff at Ecumen of Litchfield vote strongly in favor of the controversial cod. They make field trips to the Litchfield

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Fran Tarkenton at 73 Remembers Pro Football Before the Mayhem– by Ecumen Blogger Jim Klobuchar

 The current phenomenon known as pro football was introduced to Minnesota and its tributaries more than 50 years ago.   The audience for the first game in 1961, played not far

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Ecumen Meadows’ Arlene Schlichte Turns Her Hobby Into a Charity for Children

 Arlene Schlichte, 87, has created a charitable cottage industry headquartered in her apartment at Ecumen Meadows in Worthington, Minn. For the past six years, she has been crocheting scarves by

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