...they were ready to die together. The Crookston couple passed away of natural causes within hours of each other at Valley Eldercare Center Sunday. Vevea says his 93-year-old dad and 90-year-old mother went dancing nearly every weekend when they...
...or long-term, cost-based or free. You can find community based services that are available to you by visiting www.eldercare.gov. Local referrals from this website include Central Minnesota Council on Aging, www.cmcoa.org and Minnesota Help...
...These statistics were gathered by the ElderCare Rights Alliance, a nonprofit organization...center), executive director of the ElderCare Rights Alliance office in Bloomington...Wandersee, executive director of the ElderCare Rights Alliance in Bloomington, spoke...
ELDERCARE SLOWS CAREERS: With elderly parents sometimes needing to be cared for by their children, it seems that women bear the greater...
...letter of intent to sell St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls to Eldercare of Minnesota, a private organization owned by Jim and Kathy Birchem of Little Falls. Eldercare operates or manages four skilled nursing facilities and 10 assisted...
...member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, has died at age 88. Purpur died Wednesday after suffering seizures at Valley Eldercare Center, where he had lived since May. Scott Purpur, one of six sons of Cliff and Mary Purpur, said his father was proud...
...recently appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to serve on separate state boards. Birchem, president and chief executive officer of ElderCare of Bemidji, was named to the Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. He is the owner/operator of two nursing...
...Long Term Care Advisory Commission. Birchem is a member of the American Legion and president and chief executive officer of Eldercare of Minnesota, which owns four nursing homes and eight assisted living facilities. The panel is charged with identifying...
...entrepreneurfund.org. Seminar to explore challenges in eldercare A seminar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Central Lakes College in Brainerd will explore challenges in eldercare. Two nursing instructors with more than 50 years of combined...
...of veterans. Birchem, of Little Falls, is a member of the American Legion and president and chief executive officer of Eldercare of Minnesota, which owns four nursing homes and eight assisted-living facilities. He was appointed to a three-year term...
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