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Fun with Math

November 18, 2014 | Dr. Al Power, ChangingAging Contributor

We have been graphing the age and dementia distribution for baby boomers for decades, and yet none of our projections have ever extended beyond the year 2050. Why is that?

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Time to Get Serious

November 10, 2014 | Dr. Al Power, ChangingAging Contributor

I recently cautioned in an op-ed that our attempts to reduce antipsychotic drugs among patients with dementia would soon become problematic if we have not also learned how to care differently. And the chickens are starting to come home to roost.

Defining Purpose, Meaning & Growth

December 16, 2013 | Dr. Al Power, ChangingAging Contributor

When I was a teenager, I probably had little expectation that someone my current age would still have a lot of growth left in him. But over time, I have learned that, as Eden Alternative Principle Nine states, “Human growth cannot be separated from human life.”

Kentucky Joins Tennessee in Doing the “Right Thing”

August 28, 2013 | Laura Beck, The Eden Alternative

Things are heating up in the race to reduce antipsychotic use. Three weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new statistics ranking Tennessee as one of the top five states to significantly reduce the use of antipsychotics. Spurred by CMS’ National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes, Tennessee claims a 16.5% reduction in antipsychotic use between 2011 and 2013.

NY Times Article Features Heightened Empathy in People Who Live with Dementia

June 11, 2013 | Laura Beck, The Eden Alternative

A recent New York Times article quoting Dr. Al Power reminds us that people living with dementia have much to teach us about being fully present with one another.

Bringing Dementia Training to Wisconsin

June 6, 2013 | Chris Perna, The Eden Alternative Blog

The Eden Alternative and LindenGrove are partners on a grant proposal to fund Dementia Beyond Drugs training based on Dr. G. Allen Power’s award winning book.

Safe to Reduce Antipsychotics Says New Study

April 8, 2013 | Chris Perna, The Eden Alternative Blog

A recent article in McKnight’s Long Term Care magazine highlights a study that concludes it is safe in most cases to eliminate antipsychotic drugs.

Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing Perspectives and Changing Lives in Tennessee

January 14, 2013 | Chris Perna, The Eden Alternative Blog

We are excited to see the impact that this training will have over the coming months on psychotropic drug usage and quality of life for people living with dementia and their care partners in Tennessee. We hope that we can then use this CMP grant-funde…

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