|  | The Eden Alternative It Can Be Different - Understands that loneliness, helplessness and boredom account for the bulk of the suffering in a
typical nursing home.
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| | | - Commits itself to surrendering the institutional point of view and adopts the Human Habitat model which makes pets, plants and children the axis around which daily life in the nursing home turns.
- Provides easy access to companionship by promoting close and continuing contact between the elements of the Human Habitat and nursing home residents.
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| | | | - Provides daily opportunities to give as well as receive care by promoting resident participation in
the daily round of activities that are necessary to maintain the Human Habitat.
- Imbues daily life with variety and spontaneity by creating an environment in which unexpected and unpredictable interactions and happenings can take place.
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| | - De-emphasizes the programmed activities approach to life an devotes those resources to the maintenance and growth of the Human Habitat.
- De-emphasizes the role of prescription drugs in the residents' daily life and commits these resources to the maintenance and growth of Human Habitat.
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De-emphasizes top-down bureaucratic authority in the nursing home and seeks instead to place the maximum possible decision-making authority in the hands of those closest to the residents.
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