Creating environments where moments of joy, independence,
and wellness are the focus each and every day
Eden Alternative®
The Eden Alternative® was founded in 1991 by Dr. William Thomas, a Harvard-educated physician and board-certified geriatrician. The principles of the Eden Alternative® are about changing the culture of long-term care organizations. Edenizing organizations are helping to support a meaningful life for elders.
The Eden Alternative® shows how companionship; the opportunity to give meaningful care to other living things; and the variety and spontaneity that mark an enlivened environment can succeed in senior care. Senior living communities that have adopted the Eden Alternative® typically are filled with plants, animals and are regularly visited by children.
The Eden Alternative ® combats the three “plagues” of the human spirit: loneliness, helplessness, and boredom. Alder Bay is dedicated to combating these three plagues in order for our elders to live full, meaningful lives.
To learn more about the Eden Alternative ®, please visit www.edenalt.org.
