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Tribes of Eden Advances New Paradigm For Elders
Most of our readers know that Dr. Bill Thomas’ new novel Tribes of Eden is inspired and dedicated to the REAL tribes of eden, as in the thousands of care partners and homes making up The Eden Alternative global nonprofit.
One of the fun parts of spreading the word about Tribes is getting to introduce new people to The Eden Alternative and how big of a difference it makes in the lives of real Elders. Take a look at this news story out of Michigan (home to more Eden Alternative-registered homes than any other state!):
Full Story »‘Green House’ care system getting positive results
Geriatrician Dr. William Thomas developed the Green House Project in 2003, aiming to redesign nursing homes from the ground up to give their residents more respect, privacy and control over their schedules. Twenty years ago, he and his wife, Jude Thomas, founded the nonprofit Eden Alternative with the goal of changing the culture of nursing homes.
Full Story »Nursing Home Wins Right To Build
Jewish Home Lifecare has received approval from the New York City Planning Commission to build a new, high-rise nursing home on Manhattan’s West 97th Street overcoming a major hurdle to the project. The project will follow the model established by the Green House Project, a national effort to de-institutionalize nursing homes and make them more homelike.
Full Story »Rise of the Senior-Citizen Entrepreneur
People in their 50s, 60s, and older are increasingly starting successful new businesses.
Full Story »Reject the So-Called Conscience Amendment
UPDATE 12N ET You can exhale now. The Blunt Amendment was just defeated in the Senate 51-48. There is a bill – S.1813 – America Fast Forward Financing Innovation Act of 2011 – coming up for a vote in the…
Full Story »Nursing Home Move Sparks NIMBY Outcry
The new facility will be developed in conjunction with the Green House Project, a national effort to de-institutionalize nursing homes and make them more …
Full Story »Experts say Joe Paterno dismissal could have hastened his death
Thomas, the aging expert, who founded the Eden Alternative and the Green House Project, major efforts to end the institutionalism of nursing homes, …
Full Story »A Reader’s Question About News
A couple of days ago, an email arrived from longtime TGB reader and elderblogger Marion Vermazen, saying, “I would love a blog post about which news shows you enjoy and watch regularly. Do you watch Fareed Zakaria?” Marion did not…
Full Story »Grappling with the Imperative Question of our Times
I’m going to venture a solid guess that the mounting crisis facing health care systems across the planet is something few sane people would be willing to scoff at.
Full Story »Older Adults Party More Than Any Other Age Group
Who said old people don’t know how to have a good time? A new study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), reveals that adults over 65 years old binge drink more than any other age group. Now obviously, binge drinking has a huge impact on public health, and we shouldn’t in any way imply that it is cool that older people party more than younger people.
Full Story »New leaders bring change to nursing home
"I'm trying to bring a culture change and person-centered care. We want this to be their home." Galbraith, who started at Village Care this week, has spent roughly 20 years as a nurse and administrator at long-term care facilities. …See…
Full Story »It’s All Iowa’s Fault
The Iowa Republican Caucuses, being held tomorrow, are giving Crabby Old Lady heartburn. What a rotten, miserable event for the first big thing of a brand new year. Crabby can no longer recall a time when, natural disasters aside, Iowa…
Full Story »Casey, Schumer, Enzi and Wicker Introduce Bipartisan Bill Help Older Americans Access Care Close to Family and Friends
REPRINTED from Senator Robert P. Casey’s Website Friday, December 16, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) today introduced legislation to help small house nursing homes more easily … Continue reading →
Full Story »10 top LTC news stories of 2011
What a rollercoaster ride this year it was for long-term care professionals. With no rest for the weary following last year’s transition to MDS 3.0, providers in 2011 faced waves of regulatory, economic and societal challenges that tested their adaptability and fortitude. Below are 10 of the top news stories that impacted the LTC industry in 2011:
Full Story »Nursing Home to Get New Style, Site
"This is taller and bigger than anything we've done before," says Robert Jenkens, director of the national Green House Project, a nonprofit partnership that …Wall Street Journal
Full Story »'See elderly as human beings'
By Dr Bill Thomas US elderly care expert More people are living longer. And in this week's Scrubbing Up, US elderly care expert Dr Bill Thomas says the way …
Full Story »Viewpoints: A chance to revolutionize long-term care
Over the past decade, the Green House Project has been gaining traction as an alternative among long-term care experts and consumer groups such as AARP. …
Full Story »Hospitals in Cleveland Introduce ER’s Focused on Senior Care
A hospital in Cleveland is the latest to create a separate emergency room dedicated to serving older adults, The Plain Dealer reports. How wonderful that the first senior-friendly emergency room, at Holy Cross Hospital in suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC set a high bar and that other institutions are aspiring to reach and exceed.
Full Story »Happy 175th Anniversary to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Newspaper
In a time when newspapers are considered obsolete by some, it’s refreshing to acknowledge the 175th anniversary [in 2012] of publication by the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. You may remember that the paper valiantly struggled during the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and successfully … Continue reading →
Full Story »Largest For-Profit Nursing Homes Deliver ‘Significantly’ Worse Care, Report Finds
A first-of-its-kind study finds that the nation’s largest for-profit nursing home chains deliver significantly lower quality of care than non-profit and government-owned nursing homes due primarily to reduced staffing.
The analysis by the University of California San Francisco comes as no surprise to culture change advocates and organizations working to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. The study documents the nation’s 10-largest for-profit nursing home chains’ strategies to cut costs by reducing staffing, which resulted in “significantly lower quality of care.”
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