please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message ecumen type nonprofit organization industry senior housing and services genre senior housing and senior services founded red wing minnesota 1862 1862 founder lutheran church headquarters shoreview minnesota united states number of locations 43 2010 area served nationally key people kathryn roberts president and ceo ; michael finn senior vice president of operations ; steve ordahl senior vice president of business and fund development ; dennis johnson cfo services assisted living memory care long term care home care at home services senior housing development revenue 125.8 million 2009 operating income 937 000 2009 net income 3.8 million 2009 total assets 246 million 2009 total equity 37 million number of employees 3 600 2009 divisions housing and services operations and management senior housing development website ecumen.org ecumen is one of the united states largest and oldest non profit senior housing and services companies . affiliated with the evangelical lutheran church in america elca ecumen was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in shoreview minnesota . ecumen is governed by a 17 member board of trustees and its president and ceo is kathryn roberts . ecumen operates more than 70 senior housing and long term care centers in minnesota wisconsin north dakota and idaho . this includes approximately 4 000 housing and care center units . ecumen s housing and service options include independent living at home residential services and home care adult day services assisted living housing memory care housing and nursing homes that provide long term care and short term rehabilitative services . in addition to direct to consumer services ecumen provides national senior housing development services clinical consulting and management services to third parties . ecumen has more than 12 000 customers and employs approximately 4 000 people . its 2009 revenues were 125.8 million . ecumen has been named six straight years 2004 to 2010 as one of minnesota s best places to work by the minneapolis st. paul business journal . history edit ecumen began as a lutheran social services agency in 1862 providing foster care services to children orphaned in the dakota conflict . by the early 20th century had it become a full time operator of senior housing and services in minnesota . it has been known under several different names throughout its history in 1876 it became the board of the society of mercy . in 1923 it became the board of christian service and 1962 it was named the board of social ministry . finally in 2004 it became ecumen from the greek word oikos meaning home . in 2003 kathryn roberts who had formerly been the executive director of the minnesota zoo was named president and ceo . 1 due to america s demographic shift roberts has directed ecumen s growth including expansion of residential housing and services outside of minnesota to wisconsin north dakota and idaho as well as the launch of a senior housing development division that operates nationally . 2 ecumen has also moved into new services including digital health technology 3 and specialized residential housing and services to serve people who deal with behavioral challenges caused by alzheimer s disease and dementia . notes edit wolfe warren august 2 2004 . a new name and a new direction . star tribune . retrieved february 2 2011 . jacobson don january 2010 . the woman behind ecumen . twin cities business . retrieved february 2 2011 . inside track . star tribune . april 12 2009 . retrieved february 2 2011 . external links edit corporate website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ecumen & oldid 694725524 categories organizations established in 1862healthcare in minnesotanursing homes in the united stateshealth care companies of the united statesnon profit organizations based in minnesotacompanies based in minnesotageriatricshealth care companies based in minnesota1862 establishments in minnesotahidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 december 2015 at 03 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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