TY - BOOK AU - Thomas,William H. TI - Life worth living: how someone you love can still enjoy life in a nursing home : the Eden alternative in action SN - 0964108968 (pbk.) AV - RA997 .T46 1996 U1 - 362.16 21 PY - 1996/// CY - Acton, MA PB - VanderWyk & Burnham KW - Nursing homes KW - Psychological aspects KW - Nursing home care KW - Environmental psychology KW - Nursing home patients KW - Mental health KW - Pets KW - Therapeutic use KW - Gardening N1 - Contents 1. Taking care 2. Truth about nursing homes 3. Confusion of care, treatment, and kindness 4. Nature, hope, and nursing homes 5. First Eden Alternative 6. Medication reduction 7. Death in the nursing home 8. Administrator as leader 9. Empowering employees 10. Building human habitats 11. Vision 12. Children 13. Dogs 14. Cats 15. Birds 16. Other animals 17. Plants 18. Garden 19. Risks 20. Other places ; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -