Making a Lasting Change
For the past 10 years, the German-Canadian Care Home leadership team has been learning about and experiencing new ways of caring for seniors residing in …
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Who am I? – Implementing a well-being approach to care
There have been many conversations and discussions about change in long-term care; change to make things better, to offer choice, and support resident participation; and …
Comfortzeit™ – the vision takes shape
The following is the 4th of 6 articles that tell the story of the evolution of the Society’s vision for their new long-term care home. …
Our vision for the new German-Canadian Care Home
The village concept evokes an image of several small houses, surrounded by green spaces and gardens, charming and quaint. It’s how many dementia villages are …
Discovering new ways of caring for seniors in long-term care
I am in a suburb of Stuttgart, Germany; it is early afternoon when I arrive in front of a rectangular, plain looking, 5-storey building. I …
The journey to creating a better long-term care home
At the start, there were many questions. Is it possible to do things better? How do we reconcile the many, competing demands and create a …