Shaping The Future of Aging

Care Plans with Purpose: Prioritizing Well-Being

Have you ever noticed that plans of care are often written with clinical, deficit-based language and that when you have to read it to the individual, you choose to just summarize it? Otherwise, it feels too depressing. If we don’t want to read it to them as is, then why are we writing plans of care that way? That was the inspiration for Ruth Minnema to revamp how plans of care are written and bring well-being to the forefront of the process. 

Getting to Yes: Using the Domains of Well-Being to Build Stronger Connections

In this episode, we talk with Jill Swingen, Eden Educator and Executive Assistant at Valley Senior Living in North Dakota.  Together, we discuss how understanding and applying the Eden Alternative’s Domains of Well-Being can strengthen our connections and deepen relationships. Tune in to learn how a holistic approach to well-being can enhance the quality of your connections, both personally and professionally.  

Transforming Care: The Birth of Eden Alternative’s Domains of Well-Being

The ultimate outcome of a life worth living is well-being. The Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being® provide a framework that helps care environments move beyond the physical and clinical aspects of care to address the full spectrum of human needs. In this podcast you will hear from 3 individuals who were a passionate part of the development of the Domains of Well-Being.
Guests: Suellen Beatty, Joe Angelelli, Carol Ende