What's Shakespeare got to do with dementia?!
Marysue Moses uses a bit of the Bard of Avon to exercise minds in Tales from a Trunk: Shakespearience.
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Ruben Berg - A Senior Olympian Who Made Living Better
Ruben Berg, who died on Monday, made living - and swimming - better.
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More Seniors are Smoking Marijauna
Some more signs of changing aging - an increase in marijuana use among seniors.
Why We Gain Weight As We Age
Interesting story on National Public Radio today illustrates how important exercise is as we age.
Rock On, Dick Clark: Vance Opperman's Letter to the Wall Street Journal
Twin Cities Business Magazine publisher Vance Opperman tells Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief that older people move America and should be celebrated, not denigrated.
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Future of Aging Services Conference - Social Media Workshop
Join Ecumen at the social media workshop in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
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Changing Aging in Bayfield, Wisconsin, Through CORE
Picturesque community on Wisconsin's North Shore is changing aging.
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Innovation and PERS (Personal Emergency Response System)
Interesting post from Lori Orlov at Aging in Place Technology Watch.
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Ecumen and Alzheimer's Association CLASS Act Op-ed
Kathryn Roberts, president and CEO of Ecumen, and Mary Birchard, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota/North Dakota had this op-ed on the CLASS Act published in today's Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
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Jim Klobuchar - The Rebellion of Women Reaches His House
A post-season football story from Ecumen blogger Jim Klobuchar.
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