On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everything--the floor plans, the flow charts, the schedules, the lousy menus, the attitudes, the rules--and starting from scratch. They are creating extraordinary places where people live in dignity and greet the day with contentment, assisted by employees who feel valued and appreciated. Perhaps most surprising, these homes prove that a high quality of life does not have to cost more. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income...
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everythin...
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everything--the floor plans, the flow charts, the schedules, the lousy menus, the attitudes, the rules--and starting from scratch. They are creating extraordinary places where people live in dignity and greet the day with contentment, assisted by employees who feel valued and appreciated. Perhaps most surprising, these homes prove that a high quality of life does not have to cost more. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income...
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everythin...
The story of Caleb Baker, his journey, and how the life of a special needs child impacted and changed the lives of so many around him. Follow his struggles and the faith of his family that carried them through the toughest days of their lives.
The story of Caleb Baker, his journey, and how the life of a special needs child impacted and changed the lives of so many around him. Follow his stru...
In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors. Based on visits and interviews at many communities around the country, Beth Baker weaves a rich tapestry of grassroots alternatives, some of them surprisingly affordable: - a mobile home cooperative in small-town Oregon - a senior artists colony in Los Angeles - neighbors helping neighbors in "Villages" or "naturally occurring retirement communities" - intentional...
In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure ...
In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors. Based on visits and interviews at many communities around the country, Beth Baker weaves a rich tapestry of grassroots alternatives, some of them surprisingly affordable: - a mobile home cooperative in small-town Oregon - a senior artists colony in Los Angeles - neighbors helping neighbors in "Villages" or "naturally occurring retirement communities" - intentional...
In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure ...
