Culture Change
Hunger
The reason we have social insurance programs for older people, things like Social Security and Medicare, is that we don’t live down on the farm any more. Back in the old days,and for better or worse, (it was worse more often than we remember) the old folks were… 1) A fairly rare species, some people [...]
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Part 5
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom. We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships. Windsor [...]
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Part 4
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom. We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships. Pinecrest [...]
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Part 3
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom. We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships. Sanctuary [...]
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Institution vs. Community
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom. We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships. Written [...]
Full Story »No Guts, No Glory
For most of Sunrise’s history, we have been an industry leader — identifying and implementing innovative solutions to large-scale problems. The Florida Insurance Trust is one such effective solution. Find out more…
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On the Road Again
This is what I call, “The Busy Time.” Spring is in the air and so am I.
We are getting ready for the Eden International Conference in Grand Rapids at the end of the month.
We are getting ready for the premier of my new play… “Play What’s Not There” at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis in early June.
We are pushing to get the word out about “Tribes of Eden” (but you knew that already) and if you haven’t read it yet— you should.
I am traveling and enjoying being with and working with some of the coolest people in the world.
There are some big new projects that are just about to hatch and I look forward to sharing them all with you.
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Part 2
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom. We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships. Magnolia [...]
Full Story »International Conference Takes Culture Change Across the Full Continuum of Care
Navigating the Way Home: Guiding Change Along the Continuum of Care, our 6th International Conference, ushers in a new and exciting period of growth for The Eden Alternative. Scheduled for May 30-June 1, the event features The Eden Alternative’s commitment to extending its vision across all care environments.
As many of us know, “culture change” is the common name for a global initiative focused on transforming care, as we know it, for Elders and individuals living with different abilities (physical, developmental, intellectual, and psychological). It advocates for a shift from institutional models of care to person-directed values and practices that put the individual first.
The Eden Alternative began its journey focusing on transforming the culture of care in nursing homes and other institutional settings. Since then, however, its impact has reached across the full continuum of care.
Full Story »Bargaining for Long Term Care
Nationwide, the average cost of entering a CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community) is about $260,000. They can range however from under $100,000 to well over a million depending on amenities, location, healthcare services and other variables. Lately however, negotiating entry … Continue reading →
Full Story »Trends in Senior Living – March 2012
The Green House Project is a de-institutionalization effort designed to restore individuals to a home in the community by combining small homes with six to …
Full Story »Brave Pioneers Create Centers of Growth: Inspiring Stories for National Nursing Home Week: Part 1
National Nursing Home Week is a time to celebrate all those that are making a positive difference in the lives of thousands by combating loneliness, helplessness and boredom.
We invite you to add to the story, increasing the depth of possibilities we have yet to reach in honoring Elderhood and enriching our care partnerships.
Full Story »Woodland Park Green House Walls are Rising – April 28, 2012
The walls continue to rise above the foundations at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. To learn more please read these posts about Woodland Park Green House Homes, a new community at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. Woodland Park Green Ho…
Full Story »Research and Design Posters featured at the 2012 Eden Alternative International Conference
The 6th Eden Alternative International Conference is featuring the first-ever Research, Design, and Innovation Showcase on May 31 and June 1. The poster presentation style event will feature the physical transformation and research endeavors of individuals and organizations on the culture change journey. Design posters will highlight budget-friendly, innovative physical environment changes that support person-directed [...]
Full Story »Elders Share Artistic Talents at the 2012 Eden Alternative International Conference
At the 2012 Eden Alternative International Conference, Elders have the opportunity to share their artistic flair by participating in a silent auction of Elder art. This is the second time the International Conference has featured this event. In 2010, Alice Bissell, a resident of Jackson County Medical Care Facility, an Eden Registry Member in Jackson, MI, contributed artwork to the silent auction. Bissell passed away in 2011, but her memory lives on in one of her beautiful paintings purchased by Eden Mentor Sandra Place at the auction.
Full Story »Snapshot of The Green House Project
What would you need if you had to move into a nursing home tomorrow? Some people would say, ‘my coffee in the morning!’, some would say, “access to the outdoors’, some would say, ‘I need people to know me’. The … Continue reading →
Full Story »SB 1228 could allow for more “kinder, gentler” person-centered care facilities to be built in California
via 89.3FM KPCC “[Green House Homes offer] an individually tailored environment and experience so someone doesn’t feel as if they’re trapped in a long, pale green hallway of an institution” says Gary Passmore, Vice President and Director of the Congress … Continue reading →
Full Story »AARP Texas Urges State officials To Ease Financial Restraints and Urge Developers To Build More Green House Homes
via Texas AARP “The state supports a culture change” in institutional care that would allow more Green house homes in Texas, says Chris Traylor, commissioner of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Elders and family members are extremely … Continue reading →
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