January 1, 2011
Long Term Living
LTC's 10 most influential people
By Richard L. Peck
Known universally as “Bill” Thomas, it's hard to know of anyone who's had more impact on the quality of the nursing home experience than he. Thomas is known for not one, but two major innovations in long-term care delivery: the Eden Alternative and the Green House Project. People who write off the Eden Alternative as “plants, fur and feathers”-alluding to Thomas's advocacy of on-premises pets and vegetation in the nursing home environment-are missing the fundamental point: to help residents ...
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