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In the broadest sense of the word, the definition of research is any gathering of data, information and facts for the advancement of knowledge. Eden Alternative realizes that it is increasingly important to collect data and do research, as data is used by more people to make decisions within their organization.

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Outcomes From Home that Implemented Eden Principles and Examples

A place like this : a study of elders’ perceptins (sic) of living in a care home that has adopted the Eden Alternative philosophy of care: By Martinez, Angela Anna 01.08.201

Eden Alternative and Green House:  October 2009

Short-Term Comparisons of The Effects of a Traditional Nursing Home Environment on the Cognitive and Physical Function of Residents Versus the Environment of a Green House® Operating Under the Principles of the Eden Alternative by John M Cheeks


Long Term Living Issue Date: May 2009
Tracking Environmental Enhancements
A North Carolina study investigates, ‘How much change in culture change?’
by Kaye Brown and Nadine Pfeiffer

SOCIAL CAPITAL IN A LONG-TERM CARE ENVIRONMENT
THE EFFECT OF THE EDEN-ALTERNATIVE®
By Prof. DI Ernst Gehmacher  Published in 2009

Elmhurst Extended Care and the Eden Alternative, Providence RI - Eden Registered Home May 2009
St.John's Home in Rochester, NY - Eden Registered Home
Agency Elimination Posted in May 2009

The Eden Alternative as a Predictor of Survey Deficiencies
by Molly Olsen -  Published ?

Rolling Fields in Conneautville, PA - Registered Eden Home
Drug Usage from 2004 to 2007

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2005, Pages 189-193
The impact of the Eden Alternative on family satisfaction.

Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence, RI - Registered Eden Home
Measurement by Joe Angelelli -  Posted on Tue Sep 27th, 2005

Eden Alternative - Impact on Family Satisfaction
By Richard B. Rosher  and Sherry Robinson 2005

Eden Alternative - Impact on Studen Satisfaction
By Richard B. Rosher and Sherry Robinson 2005

Kingston Nursing Center at Conway Medical Center in Conway, SC - Eden Registerd Home
2004

Spectrum Health, Reed City, MI - Eden Registered Home
Medication Reduction 2004

Quality Initiative Grant Award Program
Preliminary Report on Year One of Data Collected to Measure
Objective to Decrease Staff Turnover
Submitted by in Dec. 2003
Marcia J. Lane, MPH
Office for the Study of Aging
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina

From BEAM
The Benefits of Eden Alternative - 2001
THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE ENTERPRISE
A Study of Eden-type Innovations in
Beverly Enterprises Facilities
March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
Prepared for Beverly Enterprises
by The Beverly Foundation

First Eden Study
The Texas Long Term Care Institute conducted a two -year study (1996 - 1998)
on quality outcomes in nursing homes adopting the Eden AlternativeTM philosophy and
operative principles.

An article entitled "The Utilization of Alternative Therapy in Long Term Care Facilities: Patient, Employee and Profit Implications" was posted at Information Science Today in December 2009. The article discussed the role of alternative therapies to improve lives and weaves the Eden Alternative throughout. The article was written by Ema Marquis, MA and Peter Simmons, PhD from the University of Sarasota.