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Chuck Zimmerman: The Joy of Service Defines His 35 Years With Ecumen

In his 35 years at Ecumen, Chuck Zimmerman has done his part in changing aging, presiding over countless transformations in senior care.  All that experience makes him certain of one

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An Unlikely Caregiver Battles Dementia with Friendship at Ecumen Prairie Hill in St. Peter

Doug Mehlhaff’s job description is about caretaking rather than caregiving.  But lately it’s hard to make the distinction. As Environmental Services Manager at Ecumen Prairie Hill and Sand Prairie in

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Top 5 Blog Posts – October 6

Baby Elsie, our youngest volunteer, topped Ecumen's list of most popular blog posts last week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting.

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Ecumen Scholars Program To Train Nurses Featured in Mankato Free Press

In today’s Mankato Free Press, Jessica Bies reports on Ecumen’s initiative to address the critical shortage of nurses being trained to care for Minnesota’s rapidly aging population. Working with Minnesota

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SCAN Foundation Summit Makes One Wonder: Shouldn’t The United States Have A Strategy For Paying for Alzheimer’s Care?

If we can build railroads, airplanes and highways, our country should be able to build new, viable solutions for long-term services and supports that help millions of Americans with Alzheimer's

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Star Tribune Highlights Ecumen’s Efforts To Make Communities More Age Friendly

Ecumen, the City of Apple Valley, Minn., and national and international business partners, have been working for the past two years on the issue of how to make communities more

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Ecumen of Litchfield Resident Don Nordlie’s Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Iwo Jima Memorialized

Don and Wanda Nordlie, residents of Ecumen of Litchfield, were at the battle of Iwo Jima almost 70 years ago.  He was a Marine sergeant, and she was a nurse.

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Elsie Williams, 9 Months Old, Is Changing Aging as Ecumen’s Youngest Volunteer

Meet Elsie Williams, the youngest, sweetest and cutest volunteer at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood. Last week Elsie mugged for the Star Tribune as she played Bingo with namesake resident Elsie

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Top Five Blog Posts – September 29

In case you missed out on some of last week's Changing Aging blog posts, here are the stories Ecumen's online visitors found most interesting: Adeline Carlson, a Gold Star Mother

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“Smile” on Ecumen When You Shop on Amazon

Amazon.com now offers a simple way to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop — at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon automatically donates

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