EL CA ), ▁E c umen ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Sh ore view , ▁Minnesota . ▁It ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 7 - member ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁is ▁Kath ry n ▁Roberts . ▁Sh elle y ▁K end rick ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁E c umen ’ s ▁incoming ▁President ▁and ▁CE O , ▁effective ▁Feb . ▁ 4 . ▁Currently ▁E c umen ’ s ▁SV P ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁and ▁CO O , ▁Sh elle y ▁succeed s ▁Kath ry n ▁Roberts , ▁who ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁organization ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Kath ry n ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁CE O ▁Emer it us , ▁leading ▁E c umen ▁Phil anth ropy . ▁ ▁E c umen ▁oper ates ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁senior ▁housing ▁and ▁long - term ▁care ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁Wisconsin , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁Id aho . ▁This ▁includes ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁housing ▁and ▁care ▁center ▁units . ▁E c umen ’ s ▁housing ▁and ▁service ▁options ▁include ▁independent ▁living , ▁at - home ▁resident ial ▁services ▁and ▁home ▁care , ▁adult ▁day ▁services , ▁assist ed ▁living ▁housing , ▁hosp ice , ▁memory ▁care ▁housing ▁and ▁n urs ing ▁homes ▁that ▁provide ▁long - term ▁care ▁and ▁short - term ▁re h abil itative ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁direct - to