The New Dementia Story
Last week I watched a news report out of Canada that told a different type of story about Alzheimer’s and dementia. It told the kind of dementia story you almost never see in primetime news — a joyful story.
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The Eden Alternative: Using Community Involvement to Reframe Aging
Engagement with the broader community helps bring meaning and joy to elders living in The Eden Alternative-registered Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon, Canada.
Continue ReadingInside Look at Person-Centered Care Through The Eden Alternative
When people first encounter The Eden Alternative they have many questions about what it is, how it works and what exactly it looks like. A new mini documentary produced by one of Canada’s largest Eden Alternative homes does an amazing job of capturing the entire scope of transforming a residential care environment into a truly person-centered home.
Continue ReadingChanging the Old Culture of Old
In a nutshell, people define their culture and thus, people define its evolution.
In imagining the future of elder care in a society that isn’t getting any younger, and seeking out the visionaries who’re blazing the path to a new approach, the term culture change comes up a lot.
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