The Eden alternative for nursing homes, by Dr. Bill Thomas

in #nursing • 7 years ago (edited)

Dr Bill Thomas in a Next Avenue article, tells how he transformed a nursing home in upstate New York. He made numerous changes to make it a happy, inspirational and loving environment for the elderly.

He brought in:

  • 2 dogs, 4 cats, several hens, rabbits and 100 parakeets
  • hundreds of plants
  • vegetable and flower garden
  • daycare site for staffers kids

The results were:

  • the number of prescriptions fell to half
  • many started dressing themselves
  • residents started leaving their rooms and eating again
  • medication costs and death toll plummeted
  • within six weeks they had to send a truck to pick up a load of wheelchairs

This idea that was named the Eden Alternative, has been copied in hundreds of institutions around the world.
Pass this idea around, lets set goal to change the nursing homes for the better all around the world.
Do you have an idea that would help make this a reality? If I was able to decide, I would add a spiritual aspect to the program.
In Finland, I have not heard of nursing home that I would want to have a loved one move to, so there is a lot of work to do in this country also.

photo credits: google images
http://www.nextavenue.org/he-broke-the-law-to-build-a-better-nursing-home/

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     6 years ago 

    Wonderful idea!

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