Aging Gracefully

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10 Senior Housing Development Trends for the Next 10 Years

Ecumen looks ahead on senior housing development with 10 trends for the next 10 years.

 2010-02-25 17:50:00 View
Senior Housing Memory Care Design and the Impact it has on Emotional Health

Dan Weatherman, Ecumen Team Member and Project Architect, Pope Associates, shares this article regarding Emotional health and Memory Care design.

 2010-06-02 11:15:00 View
Ecumen Begins Multi-Generational Project

Great article in Leading Age, (formerly AAHSA).   

 2011-03-17 14:29:00 View
Vision for Future Helped Turn a Corner Apartment Into Home

While spending time in the Apple Valley's Kelley Park, Marlene Dahlgren looked at the empty grass lot zoned for senior housing and proclaimed that someday she’d live there.

 2011-06-23 15:58:00 View
Expanding and Improving Senior Living & Services at St. Mark's in Austin

St. Mark's Lutheran Home has closed on financing for a $13.4 million redevelopment and expansion of the Austin senior community campus. Renovation and expansion will add or enhance: assisted living apartments, memory care apartments, short-term rehabilitation services, long term care, occupational and physical therapy, gathering spaces and entryways.

 2012-01-17 15:41:00 View
Senior Housing Communities Developed by Ecumen Win National Awards for Design Approach for Alzheimer's

Two senior housing communities developed by Ecumen were honored this week with national awards for innovative interior design approaches for housing for people with Alzheimer's or dementia.

Read the full article online here.

 2012-02-16 15:20:00 View
The Growth of Memory Care in Assisted Living Development

The nation is gearing up for an impending “silver tsunami,” and part of that includes making sure senior housing communities are prepared to care for a growing number of seniors with memory impairments.

 2012-03-19 09:43:00 View
US sets 2025 goal to tame Alzheimer's

The US says it will seek an effective treatment for Alzheimer's by 2025, as it faces an ageing population and spiralling health costs.

 2012-05-15 14:03:00 View