Beth Baker's Book

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Culture change leaders are tearing up</B></div> <div> <B>everything... the floor plans, the flow charts, the schedules, the lousy menus,</B></div> <div> <B>the attitudes, the rules... and starting from scratch. They are creating extraordinary</B></div> <div> <B>places where people live in dignity and greet the day with contentment, assisted by</B></div> <div> <B>employees who feel valued and appreciated. Perhaps most surprising, these homes</B></div> <div> <B>prove that a high quality of life does not have to cost more. Some of the best homes</B></div> <div> <B>in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on Medicaid.</B></div> <div> <B>In this new book, Baker tells the story of a better way to live in old age.</B></div> <div> <B>Although each home is different, they share common values: respecting individual</B></div> <div> <B>choices; empowering staff; fostering a strong community of elders, staff, family</B></div> <div> <B>members, and volunteers; redesigning buildings from a hospital model to a home</B></div> <div> <B>(where pets and children are part of everyday life); and honoring people when they</B></div> <div> <B>die.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Her visits to more than two dozen facilities include those associated with the</B></div> <div> <B>Eden Alternative, Green House, Kendal, and the Pioneer Network.Whether these</B></div> <div> <B>transformational homes become the norm or the domain of a lucky few is the</B></div> <div> <B>question that faces the next generation of elders, the baby boomers</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Minion-Regular" >A former hospital worker herself, </FONT><B>Voices member</B> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Helvetica-Narrow-Bold" ><B>Beth Baker</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Helvetica-Narrow-Bold" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Minion-Regular" >is a freelance journalist, a regular contributor</FONT></div> <div> to the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Minion-Italic" ><I>Washington Post </I></FONT>Health Section and the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Minion-Italic" ><I>AARP Bulletin. </I></FONT>Baker is the winner of two</div> <div> Gold National Mature Media Awards for her reporting on aging.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d8092c0.png" border=0 width="265" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This book will be available in May and may now be preordered from several sources, including Amazon.com and VanderbiltUniversityPress.com</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>