What do you see? If you can see 2 different images, then you understand what an epiphany is. Epiphanies help us shift our perspective, see the world differently. And once you see that it can be different, there is no going back! That is what the Eden Approach offers, a chance to see the experience of aging and accepting support differently. When you can see it differently, it can be world changing!
In our healthcare system, care plans are used to identify the support a person needs and the challenges they face. However, framing care needs through the lens of diagnosis or disease can generalize individual experiences, emphasizing a collective identity rather than personal circumstances. Traditionally, care plans have been linked to nursing, with many people viewing them as exclusively within the nurses’ scope of responsibility. The Eden Alternative redefines care as supporting someone’s growth, intentionally replacing the term “care plan” with “growth plan.” To create a truly meaningful growth plan, each Elder must be thoroughly understood and assessed for factors like loneliness, helplessness, boredom, and overall well-being.
Learn new strategies, rethink traditional approaches, and improve the lives of both care partners and those living with dementia.
Transformation requires a change of mindset and habits, both of which require ongoing practice!
Effective leadership involves much more than just directing a team or making strategic decisions. It’s about understanding people, navigating challenges, fostering collaboration, and creating environments where teams can thrive.
By centering mutual understanding – both in leadership and in life – we create the conditions for people to connect bravely, collaborate respectfully, and live authentically.
Explore building identity, connectedness, security, autonomy, meaning, growth and joy into care partnerships with teams of peers in a group learning environment.
Dementia care has often been approached from a clinical, task-oriented perspective, but there is a growing recognition that truly compassionate care requires something deeper: a focus on the person, their experiences, and their inherent potential for connection and meaning.
In long-term care, create a place where people truly thrive—where they feel seen, valued, and connected.
Seeing the why can bring life-affirming energy to things we once dreaded; conversely, it can reveal that some things we’ve been prioritizing don’t actually align with our values. Using this tool clarifies what we want to embrace and where we want to set boundaries.
End of content
End of content
