Ecumen Lakeshore sits right on the shore of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, and offers a range of senior living choices, like independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, affordable housing, short-term transitional care, and long-term care. The building runs around the clock with nursing staff and emergency help available day and night, and you'll find controlled building access to help keep everyone safe, plus a guest suite for family or friends who visit from out of town so they're comfortable and close by. Folks get chef-prepared meals for purchase, a snack bar for quick bites, a regular café, a beauty salon, and a small store, plus community spaces, a chapel, and spiritual care.
Staff at Ecumen Lakeshore know how to help with dementia and memory care, and there're plenty of support services like home care, adult day services, and a volunteer program called Mosaic Moments. The place offers daily physical, occupational, and speech therapy right onsite, including things like balance checks, wound care, help with walking, and programs to improve speaking and swallowing, or reading and writing, and therapy comes with the help of podiatrists and dieticians. Activities like exercise classes use new technology and equipment and can match up with each resident's goals.
Each living space can have a private full bath with a walk-in shower and grab bars, and for folks in short-term transitional care, the room comes fully furnished with its own half bath, bed, bedding, and linens. Residents can use basic cable for an extra fee, and WiFi and all utilities-like electric, gas, water, garbage and recycling-come included, with weekly light housekeeping and laundry. The place welcomes pets and supports community involvement with group programs, social work to help residents plan their next move, and hospice services through the Ecumen Hospice Duluth Office. There's support for both short-term stays and longer care, and care is backed by a nonprofit mission, so the focus stays on providing a safe and helpful home where older adults can find care that fits, whether it's for just a few days or for the longer term.
