The Eden Alternative Registry: A Community Committed to Person-Directed CareJanuary 2012

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Reasons Homes Choose to Join• Honor Society that began in 1998• Membership is voluntary• Currently includes just under 200 homes• Traditionally for nursing homes but have recently

expanded to include HCBO and homes that support those living with cognitive disabilities.

• Provides access to The Path to Mastery™: The Art of Creating a Caring Community

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Benefits• Consumers are looking for you! This gives

you an edge over your competition.• Permission to use the Eden Alternative name

and logo • Eden Web site gets about 8000 hits per

month; we are the number one Eden Alternative hit on Google

• Link from Eden Web site to your Web site

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Benefits• Free subscription to The Vine• Access to the Registered Home network –

conference calls, stories, sharing of materials• 2-3 conference calls per year with Dr.

Thomas • Access to the Registered Homes Only pages

on the Eden Alternative Web site• Ability to participate in our virtual networking

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Benefits• Group discounts – Advantage Trust• Eden Alliances: IN2L, Life Bio, WellAWARE

Systems, Design for Generations, Response Care, Coro Health

• Discounts to Eden Alternative webinars and conferences and additional materials for The Path to Mastery™

• Free online Eden Warmth Survey submissions and reports

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First Steps to Joining

• Application is at www.edenalt.org• “Join Our Team”• “Become a Registered Home”• “Steps to Register”• Or, contact Suzette Molina at

smolina@edenalt.org or 512-589-1364• Or, use “Contact Us” through the Web site

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Registry Application

• Contact information• Four key positions have to become Eden

Associates: Administrator, Director of Nursing, lead staff for social services and activities. (Different criteria for HCBO and ELL)

• Why you want to join the Eden Registry?• First steps as captured in the Path to Mastery

Milestone 1 Assessment Tool

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Registry Application

• Your Expertise• Testimonials and letters of support• Policies and procedures for animals• Survey history• Warmth survey results, data submission • Registry Agreement (from the

Community Builder)

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Next Steps• Send your key positions to become Certified

Eden Associates• Fill out the application, Milestone 1 Assessment

Tool and other materials• Send it to the Community Builder• Schedule a conference call• Registry fee: $995 for the first calendar year

– $600 initial set-up and shipping the Eden Tree plaque

– $395 for the first calendar year’s Registry fee9

After You Have Joined

• Packet of information and resources• Certificate and letter • Eden Tree plaque to display• Animal Welfare Guidelines• Brochure, Eden logo, press release,

additional materials• Celebrate!

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Renewing Eden Registry Status

• Renew application every two years• Conference call to review progress• Areas of expertise• Symbols of recognition – Celebrate!• Annual fee of $497.50, due the first of the year• Annual data submission online• Celebrate!

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All Milestones are Focused on Well-Being

• 7 Well-Being Domains– Identity– Growth– Autonomy/Choice– Security/Privacy– Connectedness– Meaning– Joy

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The Path to Mastery™

• Milestone 1: Formal Leadership• Milestone 2 : Leaders are

Engaging the Community• Milestone 3 : Empowerment• Milestone 4 : Innovation• Milestone 5 : TBD

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Milestone Materials• Downloadable files• Resource Guide

• Individual steps• Explanation• Resources to assist• Matrices• Assessment Tool

• Toolkit

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Path to Mastery Assessment Tool

• One for each Milestone• For each step within the Milestone:

– If the step is a next step, in the process of being implemented or completed

– How the step was accomplished, including what worked and what did not

– Progress through each Milestone displayed in a bar graph

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Value of the Path to Mastery™• Provides a clear course for future growth• Gives direction and purpose along with

resources to assist in the journey• Acknowledges progress and stimulates

celebrations• Flexible and adaptable to fit each unique

organization• Informs consumers

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The Path to Mastery™ Pricing

• Milestone 1 Resource Guide: $200• Milestone 1 Toolkit: $100

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Comments?

• To learn more, contact:

Suzette Molina,

Eden Registry and Community Liaison

smolina@edenalt.org

512-589-1364

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