Eden alternative - Christa Monkhouse

Advanced Age and Care Needs: Health, Wellbeing and Happiness - if we change our Thinking

Grüezi
Christa Monkhouse
Eden-Alternative® Europe Regional Coordinator
www.eden-europe.net
www.eden-institut.net

Assumptions
Becoming dependent and in need of care is the last taboo in our society
Dependency contradicts the activity ideal (terror hypothesis)
Care professions who deal with dependency are not highly valued in our society
Nursing homes are a historical artefact/error, this can be corrected (the medicalisation of daily life produces loneliness, helplessness and boredom
Error has led to high costs and staff shortages

Nursing home = Grey areas Chronic = Life with Chronic impairments A C U T E = SURVIVAL MEDICINE Medicine Nursing Therapy Medicine Nursing Therapy CARE Medicine Nursing Therapy L I F E © Ch.Monkhouse ICU Acute Rehabilitaton Nursing home

The Purpose of a care home is home care
Enrichment of social environment
Treatment, alleviation, monitoring prevention and support living WITH chronic conditions
= Quality of life is supported by quality of care (must not be confused with each other)

Principle 2
We commit to create a human habitat where people have close and continuing contact to human beings of all ages, plants, gardens and animals
It it these relationships which create a life worth living for the young and the old
Based on = Life span theory of development and growth

Canada

William H. Thomas, MD
Old Ideas, new thinking
„ Story of Eden“
International Interest (Canada, Japan, Australia, USA)
Europe: CH, D, A, UK, DK, S, No, NL (?)
Thomas is today „Professor of Practice“ at the Erickson School for Ageing Studies
Developer of the „Green House“

, Proud staff members, international visitors, pets vs. therapy animals

Happiness = dirty hands
Eden-plantboy

http://www.belong.org.uk

Happiness
My dog is my everything

Grandma - she always has time

I am (not was) an expert

Mathilda, the snow woman

Summer time………………...

I am an expert

Swimming in the lake

The Night Café Limmattaler Tagblatt

„ Quality of life for me is to have a reason to get up in the morning“

Quality of Life, Dimensions Spiritual Wellbeing Autonomy Dignity Privacy Relationships Meaningful activity Pleasure and Fun Functional Capacity Physical Wellbeing Safety and Security

Human growth = Risk taking Evaluations: QoL Measurements: Residents report more close relationships and More meaningful things to do Staff reported high identification with the job, achievement in Contributing to quality of life Social capital measurements: increased contacts and relationships A reason to get up in the morning, staff turnover decreased

A bit of ecstasy* never hurts * ...... overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement

It‘s probably better to live in a garden // than in an institution

Advanced Age and Care Needs: Health, Wellbeing and Happiness - if we change our Thinking

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