What do think about the idea of making a tradidtiontional nursing home a place looks nothing like a nursing home, a place where residents feel little reason to leave? Toni Davis, director of the Green Hill Retirement Community in West Orange, N.J., along with two dozen other nursing home directors, are trying to build this idea. They have been remodeling their traditional nursing homes with new floor plan, added fixures, and a whole new care plan system.  They want to bring the comfort, the home-like feeling to senior residents; and they are very  successful.

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Inspired by an Orlando Sentinel guest editorial, join us for a discussion of how the psycholgical notion of “anti-aging” denies our past and invalidates our future, thus preventing us from embracing who we are now.

- A light lunch will be served -

                          Presenters:

   Amy Cameron O’Rourke

         President, The Cameron Group

   Robert Bernstein

         Orlando Sentinel, Guest editorial writer

Cost: Institute members $10

         Nonmembers $15

Thursday, December 1

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Library Community Room

Winter Park Public Library

460 E. New England Ave.

Registration Requested: register online or all 407-623-3279

Memberships Available: institute members do not pay most program fees and receive other valuable benefits as well. call 407-623-3279 for more information