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The Anti-Aging Fallacy

October 25, 2012 | Dr. Bill Thomas

I’m working on my next book, The Second Crucible, and imagining what it would be like in the immediate future if those who deny aging become the dominant cultural force in our society.

You know who I’m talking about. These are the people who believe that they will never get old. They believe the first person to live to be 1,000 years old is alive today. They believe that aging is a disease, a horrible blight on humanity, and that all we need to do to cure it once and for all is flex our technological prowess.

Good, Humane News From Medicare

October 25, 2012 | Ronni Bennett, ChangingAging Contributor

On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced a proposed settlement agreement that would make it easier for people with disabilities and chronic conditions to qualify for home care.

Until now, Medicare beneficiaries have been required to show they were likely to improve (the “improvement standard”) for Medicare to cover skilled nursing care and therapy services at home.

Innovating Your In-Home Care Search

October 24, 2012 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

Search smarter not harder. From the article Family Caregivers Now Have a Better and Easier Way to Search On-line for In-home Care Services

July 2009, Hell

October 22, 2012 | Martin Bayne, ChangingAging Contributor

July 2009, Hell I write these words on a notepad, sitting on a hospital bed. Below me, a black rubber mattress amplifies the almost unbearable heat of this steamy July evening.

International Change Agents Gather in Iceland

October 17, 2012 | Carol Ende, The Eden Alternative Blog

On September 26, 2012, culture change advocates from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland to listen to presentations about The Eden Alternative. They shared the challenges they face in bringing culture change to long-term care settings and amazing success stories. Dr. Thomas and his wife, Jude, joined the conference along with 170 other individuals. […]

Educators and Mentors Unite in Florida

October 16, 2012 | Suzette Molina, The Eden Alternative

Eden Alternative Educators and Mentors came from all over the U.S. and Canada to St. Petersburg, Florida October 5 & 6, 2012 for our bi-annual face to face gathering. Many hot topics were discussed such as identifying new paradigms that need to be busted and the formation of a more focused Educator team. The Eden […]

Texas Comes Together for Change

October 12, 2012 | Suzette Molina, The Eden Alternative

On Friday September 28th, over 200 culture change advocates convened in San Marcos, Texas, for the 2nd annual Texas Culture Change Coalition Symposium. It is was a day full of presentations and demonstrations from various culture change experts, including former Deputy Division Director for the Nursing Homes Division at CMS, Karen Schoeneman, who discussed transforming […]

More on "The Art of Aging"

October 12, 2012 | John Schappi, Parkinson's and Me

I’ll end the week with a post about John Lane’s wonderful book, The Art of Ageing. He was a Brit born in 1930, a year after me. Painter, writer and educationalist, he was also chairman of the Dartington Hall Trust, founding director of Beaford Arts Centre, and instrumental in the creation of Schumacher College.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature;

beautiful old…

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