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Resources

Books

  • Happily Ever Older: Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care, by Moira Welsh. Review
 
  • This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, by Ashton Applewhite. Reviews
 
  • Disrupting the Status Quo of Senior Living: A Mindshift, by Jill Vitale-Aussem. Interview with the author
 
  • Aging in Community, edited by Janice M. Blanchard. Description by Dr. Bill Thomas
 
  • Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care, Second Edition, by G. Allen Power, M.D.
 
  • Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being, by G. Allen Power, M.D.  Description by Susan Macaulay
 
  • Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande. Description
 
  • Reinventing Organizations, by Frederic Laloux. Includes information about the Buurtzorg home care approach. Description
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Websites

  • ChangingAging - A publishing platform challenging conventional views on aging, established by Dr. Bill Thomas, MD. Dr. Al Power is a frequent contributor.
 
  • The Green House Project - The best known example of the household model, established by Dr. Bill Thomas.  See also:
    • New Data: COVID-19 & Green House Homes - A new study of corona virus for May 2020 shows remarkable difference in cases and deaths compared to the national US average for nursing homes.
 
  • SAGE (Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments) - A collaboration of like-minded individuals with the common goal of improving physical environments for older adults.
 
  • Senior Living Foresight - An informative website by Steve Moran, dedicated to all aspects of senior living.
 
  • Enlivening Edge - An online magazine dedicated to reinventing organizations and changing the way we work, with numerous articles about Buurtzorg.
 
  • Buurtzorg - The internationally renowned neighbourhood home care organization in the Netherlands. Its motto is: Humanity over Bureaucracy.
 
  • The Eden Alternative. Dedicated to improving the well-being of older adults by eliminating loneliness, helplessness, and boredom.
 
  • De Hogeweyk. The renowned facility in the Netherlands that provides care for older adults with severe and extreme dementia.
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