The Eden Alternative® in Care Communities
Transforming Residential Care Environments
By moving away from top-down, departmental approaches to management and moving decision-making closer to the Elders themselves, The Eden Alternative® helps nursing homes, short-term rehabilitation, and assisted living communities create a vibrant, empowered existence for the Elders they serve and the people who work closely with them, as care partners.
Implementation of The Eden Alternative® impacts the organizational structure, physical environment, and relational interactions of residential care. When identifying goals for personal and organizational growth, organizations must consider how to best live out each of the Eden Alternative® Ten Principles for the benefit of the Elders and their care partners, as well as the community as a whole.
Become an Associate
Becoming an Associate is the first step in the Eden Alternative® journey.
Associates have successfully completed a 3-day classes focused on the principles and practices of The Eden Alternative®.
- For care communities (nursing homes, assisted living, and CCRCs),
- For residential care and support for individuals living with different abilities,
- For home and community-based care (home care, adult day services, senior centers, area agencies on aging, independent living,)
Educational offerings are open to everyone and prepare Associates to roll up their sleeves and put what they’ve learned into action, while serving as an inspiration and leader, regardless of professional role, to those around them. Currently, there are over 30,000 Associates in Canada and around the world. This invaluable network of deeply caring individuals helps us spread the word that it can, indeed, be different.
