Kavan Peterson, Editor, ChangingAging.org
Medicine is the servant of Genuine Human Caring
From the ChangingAging Blogstream: By Rachel Scher, The Green House Project Blog Medicine is the Servant of Genuine Human Caring from The Green House Project on Vimeo. In The Green House home, we recognize that all people are creative, resourceful and whole. In order for people to live their best life, there must be a [...]
Mission Health Services Explains Eden Alternative To TV Audience
Marla Devries of Mission Health Services in Utah was featured this week on KSL TV’s Studio 5 health and wellness program discussing the Eden Alternative’s principles of care. Mission Health Services is a community-based non-profit organization providing services across Utah’s Wasatch Front. In 2008 Mission Health Services committed to The Eden Alternative philosophy and principles. The [...]
Aging Today Features Dr. Al Power on Intentional Communities
Don’t miss Dr. Al Power’s latest article on Intentional Communities to be published in September’s issue of Aging Today. Follow the link to read the full article at Dr. Al Power’s blog. Intentional communities can prevent institutional angst, connect generations and prevent the medicalization of aging By G. Allen Power (First published in Aging Today, Sept-Oct [...]
‘Changing Minds’ Alzheimer’s Education Symposium This October in Colorado
Mark your calendars for the 22nd Annual Alzheimer’s Association Education Symposium “Changing Minds” presented by Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado in partnership with the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Oct. 12 at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. The one day symposium themed “Changing Minds” will bring together experts on Alzheimer’s disease who are helping transform [...]
Fall Webinars You Do Not Want to Miss!
Alternative Approaches to Care and Well-Being: Two Success Stories Alternative therapies and approaches to care can significantly enhance person-directed care practices. Those committed to shifting the culture of care understand the importance of quality of life and maximizing one’s potential for well-being across the continuum of care. From a regulatory perspective, F tag 329 states [...]
Oregon Eden Alternative Home Builds a ‘Community of Memory’
The Eden Alternative blog commends reporter John Darling for leading a news story on Eden Alternative registered home Roxy Ann Memory Community with this simple but powerful pro-aging statement.
Dr. Bill Thomas: Introducing Eldertopia
What we need is a radical reinterpretation of longevity that makes elders (and their needs) central to our collective pursuit of happiness and well-being. We have no word that describes the value of intergenerational interdependence, of living in a multigenerational society, of protective social structures and rituals. Because such a word would be useful, I [...]
Changing the Culture of Care for LGBT Elders
An Eden Alternative registered facility in Oakland, Calif., has launched a research-based cultural sensitivity initiative targeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders receiving skilled nursing and long-term care, the Bay Area Reporter reportered this week. Raising awareness of LGBT eldercare-related issues is an important challenge in the culture change movement. Recent surveys have found [...]
Empowering Staff is Key to Person-Centered Care
The Eden Alternative is thriving in Australia and DutchCare, the first nursing home facility Down Under to be endorsed in all 10 Eden Alternative principles, is gaining accolades for its commitment to empowering front-line staff. Australia’s leading long-term care magazine Aged Care INsight published this report on DutchCare’s transformation through the Eden Alternative: In any [...]
How the Eden Alternative Can Help Your Aging Parent and You
Are you new to the Eden Alternative? Check out this introductory overview of the Eden philosophy and model in action from an independent caregiving expert. Earlier this week the radio program “Transition Aging Parents” with Dale Carter broadcast an episode focused on the Eden Alternative in an interview with caregiving coach Holly Whiteside, author of [...]
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