Burnsville’s Ebenezer Ridges named one of the nation’s best nursing homes by U.S. News & World Report

Burnsville’s Ebenezer
Ridges named one of the nation’s

best nursing homes by
U.S. News & World Report

BURNSVILLE,
Minn.  (March, 2013) – U.S. News &
World Report has named Ebenezer Ridges Care Center of Burnsville as one of the Best Nursing Homes in the country.  The skilled nursing center received a rating of five stars from the federal Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services for its overall performance in health
inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care.

“We
are thrilled to receive this recognition,” said Ebenezer Ridges Campus Director
Erin Hilligan.  “We work hard to give our
residents the finest care and to serve them with the dignity, integrity and
compassion on which the Ebenezer business model was created.  We are very proud of our very dedicated
staff.  From our skilled nursing care to
our independent offerings, Ebenezer Ridges Campus is a special place in the
Burnsville community and we are very grateful for all the volunteers and people
in the community who partner with us.”

According
to U.S. News & World Report, an estimated 3.3 million Americans will live
in the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes during 2013. That number translates
to one in seven people ages 65 and up, and more than one in five of those 85
and older.  They and their families will
want and need a way to find a source of the best possible care.  For many, it won't be easy.

To help
them, the magazine has collected meaningful data and ratings about nearly every
nursing facility in the United States, and built from them a searchable state-by-state
database designed to highlight the highest-rated homes likely to meet each
user's needs.  The data behind Best
Nursing Homes come from Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  

Ebenezer Ridges

Ebenezer
Ridges Campus offers independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care
for short and long term stays as well as adult day care, child care and
intergenerational care.  With a focus on
making senior living situations more independent, healthful and meaningful, the
community features Life Long Learning - the process of keeping one’s mind, body
and spirit engaged at any age.

Ebenezer
Ridges Campus goes beyond the ordinary to expand the idea of what aging is all
about.  Life enrichment programs provide
language, music and photography classes, and Live2BeHealthy programs include
dance, karate and yoga.  Instructors and
experts from area organizations, such as MacPhail Center for Music and Northern
Clay project, help to teach seniors the importance of lifelong learning.  Therapeutic recreation also allows residents
to go camping, boating and fishing, examples of Minnesota traditions that
Ebenezer Ridges wants to remain in seniors’ lives.

Incorporating
intergenerational opportunities with children from Ebenezer Ridges’ child care
with its seniors brings the generations together daily to create memories and
to build relationships.  Other Ebenezer
Ridges’ outreach benefits for its residents include community programs led by
the Humane Society, Veterans Administration, Ronald McDonald House and Crisis
Nursery, to name a few.

About Ebenezer

Since 1917, Ebenezer (www.fairviewebenezer.org) has
provided compassionate, community-centered care for older adults and others in
need. Partnering with Fairview Health Services in 1995, the combined resources
and expertise of Ebenezer and Fairview allow older adults throughout Minnesota
to access a full range of choices for vibrant senior living; coordinated
programs and services including senior housing, condominiums and cooperatives,
assisted living, transitional and long-term care, adult and intergenerational
programs and a variety of community-based services.

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