Welcome to the Eden Alternative

The Eden Alternative is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the experience of aging and disability around the world. It is a powerful tool for improving the quality of life and for recapturing a meaningful work life.

The Eden Alternative shows us how the opportunity to give meaningful care to other living things, animals and plants, and the variety and spontaneity that mark an enlivened environment can succeed where pills and therapies fail. It’s better to live in a garden…

Our Mission: Improving the lives of the Elderly and their Carers by transforming the communities in which they live and work

Our Vision: The elimination of Loneliness, Helplessness and Boredom

Our Motto: It can be different

 

NEW

 

It Can Be Different Video

 

Eden Alternative UK was one of a small number of organisations with an innovative approach to dementia care invited to participate in the production of a series of short film for the October 2008 Dementia Congress in Bournemouth. The Eden Alternative UK film was produced with the support of the Royal Borough of Kingston and Accord Housing Association and has recently been uploaded to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKURi053D5A

 

Training

 

To make it easier for people to plan their year we have fixed the dates for the next two National Eden Associate Training Courses. The course that was scheduled for February has been rescheduled to 2, 3 and 4 June 2009. The dates for the second course are the 27, 28, 29 October 2009. We are now taking bookings for either of these courses.

 

In response to the current financial environment we are offering an additional £50 discount per participant where a home or organisation registers 3 or more of their staff. The cost per participant will therefore be £400, a discount of 20% on the basic cost of the Associate course

 

Eden UK Newsletter March 2009

Eden Alternative UK Blog

The other news is the introduction of the Eden Alternative UK blog (http://eden-world.livejournal.com ).  It is hoped that this blog will celebrate the successes of Edenising homes and pass on ideas and suggestions that are working for others. Also included will be extracts from the National and Local press and other media that may be of interest. 

We hope you will find this a useful resource and we welcome your suggestions and comments, either through the blog or directly by email to
june@eden-alternative.co.uk .

 

Disclaimer: Eden Alternative UK & Ireland is not responsible for any action or non-action of  participating facilities. We are not an accrediting organisation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For all enquiries contact

June Burgess

Regional Coordinator for the Eden Alternative,, UK & Ireland

19 Woolley Drive

Bradford on Avon

Wiltshire BA15 1AU

 

Phone: 01225 309238

E-mail:june@eden-alternative.co.uk