From the style of your residence, to enriching classes, to your dining experience, Lakeshore is all about variety. We have three different neighborhoods that are each tailored to fit different lifestyles. Each of Lakeshore's neighborhoods are connected to the Cascade Plaza, a spacious, central gathering area where community members from Lakeshore and beyond dine at the Cascade Café, visit in the Club Room, attend worship services in the Elsing Chapel, or enjoy a multitude of other special events occurring at Lakeshore.


The Crest

• The Crest features 100 apartments for people 55+ who want to enjoy the best in independent living on Lake Superior. Apartments at The Crest are one, two and two-plus bedrooms, ranging in size from 747 square feet to 1,866 square feet.
  
  
• Residents of The Crest enjoy some of the best views on the Great Lakes. Just steps from Lake Superior, The Crest opens into a majestic courtyard, which connects to lakeside walking trails. This is the perfect place to enjoy the summer sun, a favorite book, the water rolling over the shoreline, and a close up view of the big ships passing by. Few places in the United States can offer this right outside your door.
  
  
• In addition to its gorgeous natural setting, The Crest features a fitness room and a party room with a kitchen and a dance floor.
  
  
• Guest suites are available for a fee to the visitors of The Crest, The Shores and The Fountains.
  
  
• The Crest has satellite and high speed Internet services.
  
  
• The Crest features underground heated parking.
  
  
• A full lunch and dinner menu is available for residents of The Crest at the Courtyard Grille. In addition, home delivery service is available to residents of The Crest.

The Shores

• The Shores is a neighborhood of 60 apartments with assisted living services, with 20 apartments designated for Memory Care. The 40 general assisted living apartments have satellite television, Internet access and housekeeping services. A chef prepares meals in a lakeside dining area, which is connected to The Shores.
  
  
• Monthly fees range depending on the size of the apartment and the level of care. Fees include lunch and dinner, weekly housekeeping, two loads of laundry a week, a monthly wellness clinic, daily checks by staff, all utilities, nursing support and other amenities.
  
  
• The Shore's Memory Care apartments provide residents with onsite dining in a family dining area, 24-hour nursing staff, and special sensors alerting caregivers to any changes in the patterns of residents. Each apartment has a bathroom, oak cabinets and a personal call system.
  
  
• Monthly fees for Memory Care range depending on the size of the apartment and the level of care. Fees include lunch and dinner, weekly housekeeping, two loads of laundry a week, a monthly wellness clinic, escorts within the community, daily checks, all utilities, staff support and other nursing services for activities of daily living.

The Fountains

• The Fountains is a short-stay and rehabilitation center with 60 private rooms. Available to people ages 18 and older, it provides a pleasant environment for people who are recovering from an illness or surgery, and features top rehab technology in the physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy departments.
  
  
• Each floor is divided into three neighborhoods with a common sitting area where guests have available a kitchenette and a refrigerator. And each floor has a living room area that has a fireplace and a television center.
  
  
• Computer and internet access are available.

Social, Leisure and Spiritual Choices

• Cascade Plaza features the Elsing Chapel where local faith leaders hold worship services for a variety of denominations.
  
  
• The Plaza's Club Room is open to Lakeshore community members for entertaining, hosting community events, meetings and luncheons. It offers full use of A'viands, Lakeshore's culinary company.

Safe, Worry-Free Living

• Don't want to shovel snow or mow your lawn? Don't worry. We provide all maintenance, landscaping and snow removal.
  
  
• Healthcare professionals are on duty 24 hours per day at The Fountains and The Shores.
  
  
• Visitors can only access the community from controlled entrances. Lakeshore pays close attention to security so you don't have to.

SeniorNet

• SeniorNet provides adults 50+ access to and education about computer technology and the Internet to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.
  
  
• SeniorNet is an international non-profit organization designed to teach people how to navigate the computer and Internet. More than 4,500 people work throughout SeniorNet Learning Centers nationally as volunteer instructors, coaches, administrators, and web site discussion leaders, community supporters and technicians.
  
  
• The SeniorNet classroom is located at the Lake House, adjacent to Lakeshore, at 3900 London Road. Call (218) 625-1813 for more information.

Innovative Technology

• At Ecumen and at Lakeshore, we are committed to using innovative technology to enhance the lives and independence of the people we serve. One of the technological options available in Memory Care is QuietCare. Ecumen was the first in Minnesota to feature this technology.
  
  
• QuietCare offers non-obtrusive sensors that alert a Lakeshore team member and/or a family member if one's normal daily activity substantially changes. QuietCare helps to identify small health problems before they become large problems. This is one more tool to help us help you live the way you want to live.
  
  
• Ecumen is one of the leaders of the Center for Aging Services Technologies (www.agingtech.org), a national collaboration of technology providers, housing providers and universities leading a national charge to deploy technology to help people live life fully on their terms.