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A new way of thinking about aged care

Have you heard of the Eden Alternative? Want to know more about it?

If you are interested in transforming the lives of residents and workers in aged care, you may wish to become part of Eden in Oz & NZ, a not-for-profit organisation operating in Australia and New Zealand.

We  are developing the ‘down under’  philosophy and practice of the Eden Alternative™, created and developed in the United States by Dr William Thomas, and now spreading around the world.

The core concept of the Eden Alternative™ is simple: we must teach ourselves to see existing and new care environments as habitats for human beings that promote health and well being rather than facilities for the frail and elderly.

The Eden Alternative™ shows us how companion animals, children and plants help in providing an opportunity for a meaningful contribution and care, and how the Eden Alternative™ works at preventing and eliminating the aged care plagues of loneliness, helplessness and boredom.

Please note: we are not an accreditation body.