I recently had the honor of joining a virtual ritual convened by Age Without Borders. We gathered in observance of the 11 souls lost – many of them Elders – in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on October 27th. Our time together was marked by the words of the officiating rabbi. He shared, “You are not […]
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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.
Continue ReadingOne of the best and most valuable parts of the the Eden Alternative movement is the collaboration that goes on between people in different countries and continents.
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When Al Power was in med school and specializing in geriatrics, he would visit his grandmother in a nursing home.
Continue Reading“But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingChangingAging with Dr. Bill Thomas Snowed-In But Not Out By Dr. Bill Thomas on October 31, 2011 | ChangingAging.org I arrived in London this weekend despite some major weekend travel snafus thanks to New England’s snowy Nor’easter. More updates from the UK soon but first I wanted to share a note I sent to my good friends at CharterCare […]
Continue ReadingJune Burgess, Regional Coordinator of Eden Alternative UK & Ireland and Eden Mentor and Trainer Paul Bailey submitted this guest post documenting their recent journey to introduce the Eden Alternative to South Africa: Our trip South Africa was a terrific experience. We met so many wonderful and enthusiastic people from those living in poor […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been thinking a lot about a comment I received last week. I was speaking at a grant funders’ luncheon about the Green House model. I had mentioned at the outset that long-term care costs were untenable, but so were … Continue reading →
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