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- 1. AGING IN PLACE AND OPTIONS FOR PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES John (Jay) T. White Director of Professional and Community Development Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Gerontology
- 2. LIMITATIONS OVER ENHANCEMENT ● 16,100 nursing homes in the US with 1.5 million residents (86%) occupancy. 5% of the current older adult population…or… Post War Suburbanization
Hinweis der Redaktion
- What we are doing is creating a more diverse menu of living options for older adults. We know that nine in ten older adults want to age in place (AARP, 2000). Here are options in addition to creating a more person centered approach among institutional models. And let me be clear that these are not solutions; just more options. It really is all about the person-environment fit.
- Eden Alternative: Founder Bill Thomas. Reference back to Sonya’s quote from Maggie Kuhn. Society always wants to build a better mousetrap.
- These principles really speak to what Sonya was referencing in the origins and objectives of person center care and person centered living.
- Another example of “the better mousetrap.”
- The language used to get this bill to pass is a perfect example of the ends justifying the means. What comes across as an initiative to support economic development really is a model of a person centered approach to aging in place.