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Become a Dementia Friend – A Global Movement To Create Dementia Friendly Communities

A group of Ecumen employees recently became Dementia Friends – part of a global movement striving to create more dementia friendly communities by changing the way people think, act and

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The Pirates of Prairie Lodge Set Sail on a Journey of Dramatic Fun and Adventure

Ecumen Prairie Lodge is experimenting with a drama program that helps residents with dementia put on a play.  

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Ecumen Awakenings Educational Sessions Planned in North Dakota for Families Dealing with Dementia

Free educational sessions and luncheons for caregivers of people with dementia will be held April 25, 2016, in Mott, ND, and April 26, 2016 in Wishek, ND. The Mott session

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Ecumen Pilot Study Shows Light Therapy Helps Reduce Dementia Symptoms

Results of a pilot study by Ecumen show that light therapy can improve nighttime sleep and reduce agitation among residents with dementia.

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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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Ecumen Awakenings Receives Circle of Excellence Award from Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner

Ecumen Awakenings received a 2015 Commissioner’s Circle of Excellence Award from Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson for its outstanding contribution to improving the quality of life of

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North Dakota Dementia Caregiver Training Sessions Begin Today

The first of five free Ecumen-hosted educational sessions for caregivers of people with dementia in rural areas of North Dakota begin today. The first educational session and luncheon is today

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Ecumen Awakenings Receives Business Journal Eureka! Award for Innovation

The Ecumen Awakenings™ program designed to care for elderly dementia patients without the use of highly sedating drugs has won the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2015 Eureka! award for innovation. 

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New Ecumen White Paper Offers 5 Key Steps to Reducing Antipsychotics in Dementia Care

Senior care professionals and nursing homes are challenged to conform to the 2012 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiative to decrease off-label use of antipsychotics. In many cases, the

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Most Everything You Think You Know About Dementia Is Wrong, Prominent Geriatrician Asserts

Dr. G. Allen Power, a pioneer in dementia care, has just published a new book challenging most of the conventional wisdom about caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms

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