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Causes: Health, Patient & Family Support
Mission: The eden alternative, inc. Is dedicated to reframing the experience of aging and disability across america and around the world. Its mission is to improve the well-being of elders and their care partners by transforming the communities in which they live and work.
Programs: We completed a major cmp-funded grant project in the state of texas that involved delivering certified eden associate training, leadership pathways, and facilitative leadership to people across the state of texas. Financially, we generated $392,414 in revenue over 2 years, including $61,722 in 2017. We continue work on a project in collaboration with the tennessee eden alternative coalition in tennessee. We began our second year of the 3 year project and successfully recruited 60 homes to participate in the project and trained nearly 300 people at our in-person train the change agent events. Financially, we generated $77. 8k in revenue in 2017. We are planning for the next phase of this project for the fall of 2018. We were awarded a $130k grant by the may and stanley smith trust to provide eden guide services and training to 5 homes in ca. One eden alternative team member and one contractor are serving as the eden guides and had one visit to each home in late 2017. Training and more guide visits will continue into 2018. Training revenue totaled $502,667 for the year, and we trained 2,060 people using 10 different curricula.
program service: training: the eden alternative's training programs are designed to educate and enlighten individuals in the eden philosophy, including the eden alternative 10 principles. The following training programs are taught throughout the united states: certified eden associate training, dementia beyond drugs, neighborhood guide training, leadership pathways to culture change, growth, certified eden at home associate training, open hearts open minds, and facilitative leadership, reframing dementia:train the change agent, train the educator intensive, and eden at home care partner workshop. A complete description of these training programs is available at http://www. Edenalt. Org. A total of 2,060 people were trained during 2017.
program service eden registry. As a way of honoring those who undertake the hard work of transforming their institutions into warm, human habitats, the organization maintains the eden registry. The registry is not an accreditation or in any way an indicator of quality, it is simply a public commitment to strive for the principles and practices of the eden alternative. Eden registered homes, registry members, pay an annual fee of $497. 50 and receive a plaque that is displayed in their facilities. They are also acknowledged on the organization's website and publications. As of 12/31/17, there were 206 members on the eden registry.