What's New at Episcopal Homes
to learn more about the cardiac rehab program that can reduce hospital readmissions by up to 35%. Listen to our Director of Nursing, Colleen Fabricius, discuss the program in a radio interview.
>>> Episcopal Church Home
HAPPENINGS SCHEDULES
(updated weekly)
First Floor Households, August 29-September 4, 2010
(Cooke House, King House, May House)
to view or download and print.
Second Floor Households, August 29-September 4, 2010
(Sister Annette House, Isabella House, Gilbert House, Wright House)
to view or download and print.
>>> Iris Park Commons
HAPPENINGS SCHEDULE
(updated weekly)
SOCIAL CALENDAR, week of August 30-September 5, 2010
to view or download and print.
>>> Our Summer issue of At Home is out!
to view or download and print
>>> The rebirth of Frogtown is now under way!
Looking Northeast from University & Dale (August 26, 2010)
Construction of Frogtown Square (and our Kings Crossing Apartments) is really taking shape! Frogtown Square will transform what has been the blighted Northeast corner of University and Dale. At street level, Frogtown Square will be home to locally-owned restaurants and retail shops. Kings Crossing senior apartments will crown the complex, bringing much-needed affordable housing to low-income seniors in the neighborhood. Kings crossing is Episcopal Homes' third HUD-202 project. The first, Seabury, opened in 2002 on the Episcopal Homes campus at University and Fairview. HUD officials hailed it as the finest HUD-202 project in the country. Carty Heights followed in 2007 at 412 Dunlap Street North (University and Lexington). It is the nation's first and only HUD-202 project with energy-saving geothermal heating and air conditioning. Kings Crossing will open in spring 2011. Like Carty Heights, it will feature geothermal technology. "It's the right thing to do," says Episcopal Homes president Marvin Plakut. "HUD-202 projects are also the right thing for us to do. We believe that limited income needn't limit our residents' quality of life."
>>> Our 8th Excellence Award since 2002!
Episcopal Homes of Minnesota was honored by Aging Services of Minnesota, Minnesota’s largest association of aging services organizations. Episcopal Homes and its collaborators were recognized with an Excellence in Practice Award at the Aging Services of Minnesota Institute in Minneapolis. The Institute is the state’s premiere event for professionals in older adult services. Episcopal Homes partnered with Trossen Wright Plutowski Architects and Frana Companies to design and build Carty Heights in St. Paul, the first affordable senior housing building in the country to implement geothermal technology. The driving philosophies were simple: (1) limited income needn’t mean limited quality of life, and (2) sustainable energy is vital to the nation’s future and represents an easy alternative to reduce annual operating costs.
>>> Concerts at Coventry Chapel
Coventry Chapel adjoins Cornelia House. You are invited to join our residents (your neighbors) at these free concerts. If you are not a resident, family member, staff or board member, simply RSVP to Julie Niewald at 651-288-3930 or jniewald@ehomesmn.org. More dates will be added as they are confirmed. All performances run about 1 hour unless otherwise noted. Cookies, punch and lively conversation follow every performance.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 (2 P.M.)
The Twin Cities Jazz Cats are a 9-piece ensemble (with a male and
female vocalist) that brings back jazz band classics of the 20's and 30's
in all their glory, along with your Frank Sinatra favorites.You won't
be able to sit still for this joyous swing down Memory Lane!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010 (2 P.M.)
Dan Newton's Cheap Suit Party! Dan Newton is best known for his
Café Accordion Orchestra, but there will be a Harvest Moon shining in
October, and that calls for his Cheap Suit Party! This 6-piece group will
warm-up the crisp autumn air with 20's and 30's music on Hawaiian
guitar, ukulele, musical saw, accordion, banjo, tuba, and guitar. Expect
some seasonal classics like Shine On Harvest Moon and the Apples,
Peaches, Pumkin Pie Polka too. Join us, and you'll be wearing a smile.
Cheap suit optional.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2010 (2 P.M.)
Mosaica is a 10-piece ensemble that will keep the harvest season alive
with their rousing renditions of Polish and other Eastern European polkas
and folk songs. We'll leave a little extra room for folks who just HAVE to
get up and dance!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2010 (2 P.M.)
Sisters in Song will get toes a-tappin' with their salute to Ella, Sarah,
Simone and The Andrews Sisters. The group features McPhail vocal
instructor Vicky Mountain and two equally talented "sisters in song."
A Mchail piano instructor will accompany them on our Steinway.