The Eden Alternative is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming care environments into habitats for human beings that promote quality of life for all involved.It is a powerful tool for inspiring well-being for Elders and those who collaborate with them as Care Partners.
The Eden Alternative's principle-based philosophy empowers Care Partners to transform institutional approaches to care into the creation of a community where life is worth living.Led by our internationally-recognized founder, Dr. William Thomas, we apply our 15 years of experience to guiding organizations through the journey of culture change.
Our Vision:To eliminate loneliness, helplessness, and boredom.
Our Mission:Improving the lives of the Elder and their Care Partners by transforming the communities where they live and work.
The Path to Mastery™ - The Art of Creating a Caring Community
For more than ten years, Eden Alternative Registered Homes have been implementing Eden’s philosophy based on our ten principles to improve the lives of Elders and their Care Partners. We have all learned from their successes and the challenges they faced. All of these lessons learned have been brought together in a new resource guide. — Dr.William Thomas To order Path to Mastery materials: 1) Log into our website. If you don't have an account, create one. 2) After logging in, click on "Learn More" in the red Path to Mastery sidebar above. 3) Then, locate links to each Milestone on the left side of the page in the blue sidebar. 4) Choose the appropriate Milestone by clicking on its name. 5) After clicking on a Milestone, you will find directions for ordering Milestone-appropriate materials in a shaded information box on that page.
What is The Path to Mastery? The Eden Alternative introduces a valuable new resource guide. The Path to Mastery includes tools and resources to help organizations in the transformation process succeed, and provides a method to track progress along the way.
Who is The Path to Mastery for? The Path to Mastery has something for everyone — including organizations that are experienced with The Eden Alternative, and those that are just starting out on the culture change journey. In the near future there will even be resources for consumers who want to track the progress of individual Eden Registered Homes via our web site.
