Events
Culture Change is a Buzz in Texas
On March 12, 2012, Dr. Bill Thomas and 186 culture change advocates gathered at the The Brookwood Community in Brookshire, Texas to share in a movement to transform the culture of care regardless of where people live. The day was filled with great food, great stories, and great new friends! We are pleased with the event’s [...]
Full Story »“Alive Inside” Viral Video Sweeps Internet In Advance of World Premiere
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A video clip from the upcoming documentary Alive Inside demonstrating the power of music to awaken and transform a man seemingly living in a stupor in a nursing home has swept the Internet with over 3.5 million views in only three days.
Debuting in New York April 18, 2012, Alive Inside tells a story of hope and beauty in places where they are hard to find – nursing homes caring for the oldest and most frail. “This is one of the first films to take a hard look at why emptiness and loneliness invade and pervade old age in modern life,” said Bill Thomas, one of the experts featured in the film.
Full Story »Eden Alternative Train the Educator Intensives Kick Off New Educator Pathway
The Eden Alternative is excited to introduce a new development pathway for Eden Educators with an open invitation to participate in our 2012 Train the Educator Intensives. It is our desire to seek people that have the qualifications, skills, and the heart to help people see and experience a life worth living. Eden Educators are [...]
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“Post-Apocalyptic Nursing Home Parties Propel Indie Novel to Bestseller List”
Well, not yet, but…
As you already know, we hosted a live stream video event celebrating the Tribes of Eden Virtual Book Launch on April 4 featuring interviews, videos, Q&A with fans, book readings and autographed book giveaways. Don’t worry if you missed it, we posted the entire launch party on YouTube here.
But there’s more! Fans still have a chance to win a personalized autographed copy of Tribes of Eden addressed from Dr. Bill Thomas to you. How?
Full Story »Bowman and Gifford Teaming Up at Eden Alternative Conference
Carmen Bowman and Dr. David Gifford, two of the most influential people in the world of long-term care culture change, are teaming up to present at the upcoming 6th Eden Alternative International Conference May 30-June 1 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Carmen and Dr. Gifford are well known advocates and thought leaders with an impressive track [...]
Full Story »Connie Goldman to Appear at the 6th Eden Alternative International Conference
Nationally-acclaimed writer and speaker Connie Goldman will be a featured speaker at the upcoming 6th Eden Alternative International Conference, May 30-June 1, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. An award-winning National Public Radio producer and the author of six books, Ms. Goldman offers an inspiring message about deepening our experience of later life and the relationships that [...]
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First Public Reading of PWNT
Last Friday, in Orlando, we held the first public reading of my new play. I played Asklepios and, I think that, overall, it went quite well.
PWNT= Play What’s Not There
It is strange to see and feel and hear words that one has written being spoken aloud by other people and then to see how the performance of those words can move people in an audience.
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#ProAging: CES Highlights Tech For Boomers On-The-Move
This past 10 through 13 January saw the annual International Consumer Electronics Show present some of the up-and-coming technologies for the next year(s). The CES “is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $186 billion U.S. consumer technology industry.” Most of the news pertains to the latest [...]
Full Story »Words Optional
Wednesday was another visit with my parents. Mom continued with her inquisition, focusing again on my deceased wife intermixed with adament statements about how she was not my mother. We vacillated between being siblings and being distant relatives. I tried a new track and asked them both what they wanted for Christmas. Dad didn’t answer. [...]
Full Story »An Early Christmas
I’m looking forward to the Progressive Blog Party this year, especially after days like today. Mom and Dad seemed to push all of my emotional buttons today during my visit with them. Dad is increasingly tired and now having trouble just sitting up. He speaks when spoken to but when he opens his eyes there is [...]
Full Story »#ProAging: Celebrating The Senior Games As Winter Approaches
Doctors, teachers, and athletes encourage us all to get more exercise. For many of us, our springtime means the energy to start a program to get fit and overcome the initial discomforts. As we enter our summer months, the foundation of better health has been set, and we begin to push some of our boundaries. [...]
Full Story »Join Dr. Bill Thomas For a Day-Long Culture Change Conference in Indiana
Join Dr. Bill Thomas, co-founder of The Eden Alternative, along with local culture change leaders for a day-long conference “Making the Culture Change Journey Together” in Kokomo, Ind., on Dec. 14.. Taking the journey together means identifying the unique needs and approaches of different stakeholders and creating a shared commitment to person-directed care. Through inspiration, [...]
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Pharmacists As Champions of Eldercare
Dr. Bill Thomas is about to give the keynote address at the 2011 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists meeting in Phoenix.
Why are pharmacists champions of eldercare? They have the power to act as a safeguard against the extreme over-medication of older adults.
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#ProAging: Bringing Ballots To Nursing Homes Via The iPad
When the people of Oregon needed to replace Congressional Representative David Wu this week, the state Board of Elections used the opportunity to develop means to get ballots to older citizens in nursing homes. The traditional means to do so were to send absentee ballots out, but such ballots waste a great deal of payer, [...]
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Using Tech To Enhance Human Care, Not Replace It
A major theme at the 2011 LeadingAge conference in Washington, D.C., last week was the need to leverage innovative new technologies to help providers serve a rapidly growing aging population even as budgets are strained by the economic downturn. However, it’s critical that technology be used to enhance the human touch, not replace it, said conference exhibitor Chris Perna, CEO of Eden Alternative.
Full Story »Medicines and You: You Have The Power
AARP New Hampshire is hosting a free workshop Nov. 11 featuring Dr. Bill Thomas to help older adults better manage prescription drugs. An expert on geriatric medicine and eldercare, Dr. Bill Thomas will share his wisdom on using medications safely and reducing medication-related problems. AARP New Hampshire reports:
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Long Term Living Honors Recipients on Top-10 Most Influential List
The Erickson School at UMBC and Long Term Living magazine held a reception at the LeadingAge 2011 conference to honor three of the recipients of Long Term Living’s Top 10 Most Influential People in Long Term Care awards: Dr. Bill Thomas as founder of the Eden Alternative and Green House Project, Bob Kramer, Founder and President, [...]
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Culture Change: It Works And It’s What People Want
I spent a couple hours on the exhibition floor of the LeadingAge 2011 conference interviewing vendors and leaders in long-term care about the growing influence of the culture change movement in the aging services industry. One of those leaders — Doug Pace, executive director of the Long-Term Quality Alliance — summed it up best: culture [...]
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LeadingAge Conference Focuses on the Future of Aging Services
If you work in the non-profit sector of the long-term care industry you know the biggest conference of the year kicked-off today in Washington, D.C. at theLeadingAge 2011 “Celebrate Age” annual meeting. The conference attracts nearly 9,000 attendees ranging from aging services professionals to industry vendors and public sector officials. The first day of the [...]
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Getting Ready for LeadingAge 2011
I’m going to be covering the 2011 LeadingAge annual meeting and global conference next week for ChangingAging.org and I’m looking forward to shooting some videos, catching up with our friends in the culture change community and hopefully meeting some new ones.
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