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

Websites

• 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.
  

 

• 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.