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Alzheimer's Care Archives - Ecumen

Annual Conference for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers Set for March 19

The annual “Meeting of the Minds Dementia Conference” will be held March 19, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Saint Paul RiverCentre to inform and support people

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A Look at Alzheimer’s Through the Eyes of a Young Doctor

What does a doctor do when she’s treating patients with a disease like Alzheimer’s that has no cure?  Dr. Ariel Green, a Johns Hopkins geriatrician, offers a profound answer to

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Ecumen Detroit Lakes Receives Grant to Advance Its Dementia-Friendly Work

Ecumen Detroit Lakes is among 12 Minnesota organizations receiving grants through ACT on Alzheimer’s to help create more dementia-friendly communities. ACT on Alzheimer’s is a volunteer-driven, statewide collaboration preparing Minnesota

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Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care: “Listening to Elderly Cuts Use of Costly Medications,” Ecumen Awakenings Featured in Minneapolis Star Tribune

So many people across Ecumen have made Ecumen Awakenings possible and are contributing to the program's learnings and growth.  It is innovation that empowers and honors those with Alzheimer's and

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Revitalizing Memory Care at Ecumen Pathstone Living

The Memory Care team at Ecumen Pathstone Living recently decided it was time for a change.  Inspired by a training video about state-of-the-art thinking on how to care for people

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Ecumen Prairie Lodge Expands Its Unique Approach To Enhanced Memory Care

 Ecumen Prairie Lodge is doubling the size of its nationally known enhanced memory care program to meet a growing demand for its unique approach to dealing with the most challenging

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Stevens Square Foundation Awards Ecumen $25,000 Grant To Expand Awakenings

A Minneapolis foundation with a strong commitment to supporting innovation in aging services awarded Ecumen $25,000 to expand Awakenings. See the full story here on our Awakenings.org blog.

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Ecumen Awakenings Insight: The Crucial Difference Between Delirium and Dementia and Why A Care Team Must Fully Explore It

Ecumen Awakenings Insight and personal story from Shelley Matthes on the crucial difference between delirium and dementia.

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World Alzheimer Report, New American Psychiatric Association Statement Show Need for Different Kind of Alzheimer’s Care

World Alzheimer Report and insight from American Psychiatric Association Illustrate Need for Ecumen Awakenings-type care approaches.

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Ecumen Awakenings Insights on Going Beyond Drugs to Calm ‘Behaviors’ of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Shelley Matthes, a nurse and Ecumen's Director of Quality, shares thoughts on going beyond drugs to calm behaviors in care for Alzheimer's and other dementias.

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