As I travel and speak, I often find myself challenging a notion that seems deeply rooted in long-term care–an idea that, in its essence, is a barrier to deep culture change. That notion is that people move to nursing homes because of … Continue reading →
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I was recently asked by some academic consultants how our organization might distinguish itself in dementia care. My reply: “The only way to truly separate ourselves from everyone else is by doing something that no one else is doing.” When … Continue reading →
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Some people hear the name “Green House” and they automatically picture a ranch-style house and a picket fence. Sometimes Green Houses do look exactly like that; but there are Green Houses in cities too. The nation’s first urban Green Houses are in Chelsea, Mass., at the Leonard Florence Center for Living and I recently dropped […]
Continue ReadingA new study released today by AARP estimates the economic value of family caregiving was $450 billion in 2009. In other words, if those family members were paid for the personal assistance they provided their loved ones, it would have cost $450 billion. That is twice the cost of paid assistance by home health aides, nursing facilities and the […]
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As a followup to an article written by Dr. Ronch, Interim Dean at the Erickson School for Management of Aging Services (and an MKCREATIVE client) — where he discusses the paucity of Gerontologists in the USA — I thought it useful to post a link to a compelling video presentation made by another Erickson School […]
Continue ReadingThis has been at busy week at St. John’s in Rochester. St. John’s is an Eden Alternative home, and we are also building the nation’s first community-based Green Houses. On Tuesday, we held an open house for benefactors of our … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingThis May, The Green House Project was named by Long-Term Living magazine as one of its “top 10 innovations in Long Term Care.” In fact, it took the #1 spot. Richard L. Peck, contributing editor to the publication (and formerly its editor-in-chief) described the initiative as “Dr. William Thomas’ second act.” In what might be described as a case of function […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Picker Report on Aging in America: Last month The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care released a new guide book to help people with questions about long-term care services navigate the system and better advocate for themselves. The new tool, Piecing Together Quality Long-Term Care: A Consumer’s Guide to Choices and Advocacy, is designed […]
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