ChangingAging.org

Anderson Cooper’s blog offers up a nice recollection of Dr. Butler.
…it was Butler who, in 1968, coined the term “ageism.” By “ageism,” you might think of bias in employment, housing, public services and the like. I tend to think of depictions of older people in film, videos, television and commercials.
There are societies that honor and [...]

I visited an Edenising unit within a large NH in Vienna. Nursing manager Silvia Haupt has implemented an Eden pilot project in her unit, making cultural, organisational and structural changes in the utterly institutional environment, designed for warehousing old and frail residents. She had the foresight of budgeting for an evaluation using social capital indicators. [...]

One of the strengths of the Eden Alternative is that it is value-based. There are ten solid principles that form its foundation. Each organization follows its own transformational path; their actual process may vary, depending on individual style and culture, but the Eden principles assure that their foundation remains solid.
Many of us on these pages have bemoaned [...]