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Eldershire™
Section Guide
PROGRAMS
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Providing
ideas and substance for a variety of programs for prospective
community members.
ELDERSHIRE™ PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Well-being through aging in community
and programs offered by Eldershire Development Company (EDC)
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CONSENSUS WORKSHOP
A group makes better, more effective
decisions when the wisdom and concerns of a wide variety of people
go into the decision. This is a two-part workshop.
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DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
This Master's Thesis, by Donna Spreitzer,
was submitted to the Faculty of the Program In Intercultural Management
of the School For International Training on aspects of Co-housing
management.
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THE HEART OF HEALTHY
COMMUNITY - WORKSHOP
Considers the typical challenges for
communities, and introduces effective ways experienced community
members use to reduce and resolve these challenges.
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BRINGING THE GIFT
OF LEGACY TO YOUR COMMUNITY
The basics about relationships, builiding
bridges, giving, and receiving.
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MENTAL STIMULATION
and LIFELONG LEARNING ACTIVITES
This project by Elderhostel, Inc.
is broad perspective designed to understand the activities and
attitudes of a national sample of Americans 55 and older.
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RECLAIMING ELDERHOOD
it’s about thinking differently
in the second half of life.
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CREATING A SUCCESSFUL
RETIREMENT: FINDING PEACE AND PURPOSE
Excerpt from the book's introduction.
Retirement: The Great Experiment
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ELDERSHIRE PROGRAMS:
SPIRITUALITY
This conceptual model is based, in
part, on the one developed by Dene Peterson and associates for
the ElderSpirit Community in Abingdon, Virginia.
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WELLNESS PROGRAM:
AGING WELL INFORMED AdvantAge –
A Resource Guide for Healthy AgingFrom: WorkCare Press
This program is based on the 330 page
book published by WorkCare Press. It is
intended to be used in connection with the Healthy Approaches
website program
and the materials associated therewith. A key element to its success
will be
trained mentors in each Eldershire Community working on a daily
basis with all
the residents of the community and others invited to join in.
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A TIME BANK PRIMER
About local individuals helping each
other out, one-on-one or with group projects. They help rebuild
neighborhood networks and strengthen communities.
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VOLUNTEERISM
Volunteerism is regarded as one measure of social capital and
thus an indicator of a healthy civil society.
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AROMA-CLEAN THERAPY
One way to create a healthier environment is to use non-toxic
cleaning ingredients.
Here is what I call aroma-clean therapy: “Momma’s
Earth Mop” excerpted from
"Clean House Clean Planet" by Karen Logan.
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ELDERSHIRE HEALTH
PROGRAM
The health/wellness program for an Eldershire Community would
seem to be one of the most important ones to get off the ground.
It is proposed to create a strong base of materials, interactive
for users, and that a pair of trained “mentors” would
be created in each community to work with residents.
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EDEN AT HOME SERIES
Eden at Home has a grassroots quality that includes empowering
community volunteers to be EAH Volunteer Trainers. Volunteer trainers
conduct workshops in their local area for Elders, their informal
care partners and other community members, such as volunteers
working with Elders.
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