Candidate Paul Thissen Looking to Bring Age Wave Innovation to Minnesota Governor's Office

Date
Jul 17th, 2009 10:23am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Public Policy

Rep. Paul Thissen, Minnesota gubernatorial candidate, puts age wave and long-term care as major issue and opportunity for innovation.

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10 Things a Church Needs to Know About Seniors

Date
Jul 15th, 2009 4:39pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
spirituality and aging

Writer provides insight on10 key things churches need to know about seniors.  What do you think churches need to know about seniors?

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House Democrats Ignore Long-Term Care Financing Reform

Date
Jul 15th, 2009 11:27am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Public Policy

House Democrats drop the ball in making long-term care financing reform part of health care reform.

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The Wisdom of the Gardener by Connie Goldman

Date
Jul 14th, 2009 4:12pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
living fully

Connie Goldman is an extremely talented person and a friend of Ecumen.  She's written a number of books and earlier in her career was host for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.  She's contributed this post to us that starts in someone else's garden but says a lot about our own growth.

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New Poll Shows Major Support for Long-Term Care Financing Reform

Date
Jul 10th, 2009 9:55am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Public Policy

SCAN Foundation national poll provides insight on Americans' view on long-term care financing reform.

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Senior Housing Development Blog Launched by Ecumen

Date
Jul 8th, 2009 9:47am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
senior housing

New senior housing development blog by Ecumen provides valuable insights on this rapidly changing and growing area.

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Long-Term Care Financing Reform Has a Big Day

Date
Jul 8th, 2009 9:35am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Public Policy

President Obama declares his support for long-term care financing reform.

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Health Care Reform Must Include Long-Term Care, By Kathryn Roberts

Date
Jul 7th, 2009 8:59am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Baby Boomers

Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts wrote this article for today's Minneapolis Star Tribune on the need to include long-term care as part of meaningful health care reform.

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A Memory Care Memory

Date
Jul 6th, 2009 10:31am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Baby Boomers

A memory I'll take from memory care in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

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Medicaid Planners And The Great American Rip-Off

Date
Jul 1st, 2009 4:56pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Public Policy

Being paid to instruct people how to rip off the government so they can avoid paying for long-term care goes against America's bedrock values.

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