Tag: elders
How is the Green House Project Different From the Eden Alternative?
By on October 8, 2012
A new model for long-term care, that resembles the Eden Alternative from the 90s, moves away from the institutional nursing home tradition and towards autonomy, dignity and well-being. If you haven’t yet heard of the Green House Project or Eden Alternative, chances are you will soon. Thanks to funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,…
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned From a Senior
By on February 29, 2012
Senior citizens’ practical advice for solving life’s problems offers a valuable and time-tested perspective, experts find. We’re all familiar with the popular kids’ poem by Robert Fulghum, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” Well there’s something to be said about early lessons that iterate the importance of morals, respect and enjoying the…
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