Ecumen Team Raises Over $1,200 in Twin Cities Marathon 5K Event
The first-ever Ecumen 5K team raised over $1,200 for the Benevolence Fund in Medtronic’s Twin Cities in Motion Marathon.
Ecumen Lights of Honor Community Celebrations: Honor, Remember, Celebrate
Honor lights are being lit across Minnesota as Ecumen communities host their annual "Lights of Honor" celebrations.
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts Named Among Top “Influencers in Aging”
Ecumen President and CEO Kathryn Roberts has been named as one of the 2017 “Influencers in Aging” by Next Avenue, a PBS digital publication dedicated to covering issues for people 50 and older.
Ecumen Meadows Gets Grant To Start a Memory Care Music Program
Ecumen Meadows in Worthington will be creating a therapeutic music program for its memory care residents thanks to a $3,427 grant from the Worthington Regional Health Care Foundation (WRHCF).
Ignite Your Passion! It’s Active Aging Week — A Good Time To Change the Way You Age
Ignite your passion! Those are the watchwords for Active Aging Week®, which runs from September 24 to September 30, 2017.
Parmly Residents Help the Homeless by Transforming Plastic Bags into Beds
A group from Ecumen Parmly LifePointes transformed plastic bags into comfortable beds for the homeless.
Two Ecumen Leaders Recognized on “50 for the Next 50” List by LeadingAge Minnesota
Two Ecumen leaders have been recognized by LeadingAge Minnesota as “innovative and influential leaders who are charting the course for the next wave of older adult services that will empower Minnesotans to age well and live fully.”
Ecumen Partners Golf Tournament Raises $30,000 for Benevolence Fund
Nearly 100 golfers joined Ecumen out on the greens for the annual Ecumen Partners Golf Tournament to raise money for the Benevolence Fund.
Healthy Aging Month: How to Embrace Feeling Older
Here’s a question to ponder during Healthy Aging Month: What is “old?”
Statistically, the median age is 37.8, so when you pass that mark, you are older than 50% of people. But studies show that people don’t start feeling old until their 60s, and in a recent poll, respondents said 68 was the average age when old age begins.
So what? Christopher Mele, writing in The New York Times, explores the journey into old age with several experts, who offer perspective and advice. Take it seriously, they say, with good planning and a sense of realism. But don’t get caught up in the stereotypes. Embrace what’s working and learn to compensate for what’s not.
As one expert sagely put it: “What is the alternative to aging? It’s dying young.”
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Healthy Aging Month was started 20 years ago to draw attention to the myths of aging. The observance encourages adults 45+ to re-invent themselves and improve their physical, mental, social and financial well-being.
Ecumen Parmly Lakeview Apartment Residents Bring a Box Garden To Life
Residents at Ecumen Parmly Lakeview Apartments are now harvesting the vegetables of their labor from box gardens they planted last spring with a grant from Allina Health.