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April 2010
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - One technique Eden homes use is a learning circle. The group or team who is working on an issue or discussing a topic groups themselves into a circle in which everyone can (more...)

March 2010
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle #10 states, Wise leadership is the lifeblood of any struggle against the three plagues. For it, there can be no substitute. Leadership is not about control or titles (more...)

February 2010
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle #9 states: Creating an Elder-centered community is a never-ending process. Human growth must never be separated from human life. The Eden Alternative is not a program, it is a (more...)

January 2010
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle #8 states: An Elder-centered community honors its Elders by de-emphasizing top-down bureaucratic authority, seeking instead to place the maximum possible (more...)

December 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle 7 states: Medical treatment should be the servant of genuine human caring, never its master. In the traditional medical model of care the doctors, nurses and medical treatment are the "stars". At SEM Haven our residents are the stars - we seek to listen (more...)

November 2009
PERFECT SURVEY!! On October 26-30 the Ohio Department of Health completed our annual health survey and found no deficiencies in either nursing or assisted living. With over 400 federal standards and over 50 pages of state standards, it is rare (more...)

October 2009
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - McCormick Landing - We are starting holiday crafts - if anyone has ideas to share that would be wonderful. In September we enjoyed lunch at Red Lobster and a grill out on our household. Every week we (more...)

September 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE – Eden Principle 6 states, "Meaningless activity corrodes the human spirit. The opportunity to do things that we find meaningful is essential to human health." At SEM Haven we strive to (more...)

August 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle 5 states: An Elder-centered community imbues daily life with variety and spontaneity by creating an environment in which unexpected and unpredictable interactions and happenings can take place. This is the antidote to boredom. At SEM we (more...)

July 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - In June, eight staff members attended the Ohio Person Centered Care Coalition annual meeting in Columbus. The day was filled with great speakers and 500 participants (more...)

June 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle 4 states: An Elder-centered community creates opportunity to give as well as receive care. This is the antidote to helplessness. People feel helpless when they (more...)

May 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle Three states, "Loving companionship is the antidote to loneliness. Elders deserve easy access to human and animal companionship." Antibiotics are good for pneumonia, insulin is a life saver for diabetics and companionship cures loneliness (more...)

April 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eden Principle Two states, "An Elder-centered community commits to creating a Human Habitat where life revolves around close and continuing contact with plants, animals and children. It is these relationships (more...)

March 2009
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS: Kugler Woods - In March we are looking forward to 3 activities on most days to keep everyone active and happy. Please let us know if you would like to help out or just join in the fun. We had a great (more...)

February 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - How do our households run? Who makes decisions about resident care and life on the household? Research has shown that much better outcomes are achieved when decision-making (more...)

January 2009
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Our Christmas Sampler open house was wonderful again this year with many residents, families and staff attending. In addition, the individual households had separate holiday (more...)

December 2008
CHRISTMAS SAMPLER - You should have received your invitation for our holiday open house on Thursday, December 18^th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. All families are invited to experience the holidays (more...)

November 2008
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - HALLOWEEN - What a wonderful day this was! We had awesome costumes and pumpkin decorating! Ripple Ridge won first place for costumes with the Wizard of Oz crew, including (more...)

October 2008
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - McCormick Landing -. Our Family won the “Most Spirited” trophy at the Olympics. We made very noisy noisemakers and also had some pretty loud mouths!! For our craft (more...)

September 2008
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - Kugler Woods - In August we enjoyed lunch at O'Charley's and are now looking forward to Assisted Living Week!
McCormick Landing - Where did August go? (more...)

August 2008
SEM HAVEN RECEIVES QUALITY AWARD! SEM Haven is one of only 18 Ohio Health Care Association Members to have earned the American Health Care Association’s Step I Quality Award for 2008. It will be presented during (more...)

July 2008
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - Kugler Woods: On June 18^th we had a lovely grill out. The weather, food and company were excellent. On June 25^th we had an Amish lunch and shopping expedition at Der Dutchman in Waynesville. Thanks to our volunteers, (more...)

June 2008
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS - Kugler Woods - In May we went to the Mariemont Theatre to see "Young At Heart". We highly recommend this to everyone. We also enjoyed lunch at the Hofbrauhaus and National Pizza Day. We enjoyed (more...)

May 2008
EDEN ALTERNATIVE – We recently went through the process of re-registration as an Eden Alternative home. This involved completing an application stating the progress we have made over the past two years on our journey to eliminate (more...)

April 2008
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Eleven staff members recently attended the annual Resident Centered Care Coalition conference in Columbus. There were over 700 people in attendance! The movement is really gaining popularity and is supported (more...)

March 2008
EDEN ALTERNATIVE – This month I would like to again describe the values of the Person First philosophy. This type of care is a collaborative effort to create meaningful life. We value the person (more...)

February 2008
EDEN ALTERNATIVE – How do our households run? Who makes decisions about resident care and life on the household? Research has shown that much better outcomes are achieved when decision-making is placed as closely as (more...)

January 2008
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Our Christmas Sampler open house was wonderful again this year with many residents, families and staff attending. In addition, the individual households had separate holiday celebrations. They held (more...)

December 2007
CHRISTMAS SAMPLER - You should have received your invitation for our holiday open house on Thursday, December 13^th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. All families are invited to experience the holidays, SEM style: Visit the different households to see (more...)

November 2007
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS: HALLOWEEN - What a wonderful day this was! We had awesome costumes and pumpkin decorating! Gatch Grove (the beauty queens) won first place for costumes and 2^nd place for their “beauty queen” pumpkin (more...)

October 2007
EDEN ALTERNATIVE – Following is an excerpt from the speech I gave during our House Warming Celebration last month. I hope all who attended enjoyed it as much as we did planning it. “You may have heard some facilities advertise that they are “home-like”. At SEM Haven (more...)

September 2007
OPEN HOUSE – Our open house to celebrate the completion of our construction & renovation project is set for Sunday, September 23 at 2:00. Hope to see you there! (more...)

August 2007
EDEN ALTERNATIVE - Restoring "Rampant Normalcy": Ask what defines us as a person and we tend to think about our responsibilities and our hectic schedules, but it's the small moments between the big acts that make us who we are - what we wear, what and when we eat, what we do with leisure time, etc. Yet, in (more...).

July 2007
PERFECT SURVEY!! On June 18-21 we had four surveyors from the Ohio Department of Healthhere for our annual survey in nursing and assisted living and they found no deficiencies. They looked at 80 resident charts and spoke to many residents, staff and family members. With over 400 federal standards and over 50 pages of state standards, it is truly remarkable to achieve this honor. They liked our (more...).

June 2007
HOUSEHOLD HAPPENINGS – Kugler Woods dining room and family room are undergoing final touches in our redecorating project. We are looking forward to being complete! Ripple Ridge residents and staff are working on a garden. We decided the plants we wanted then went on a bus trip to purchase them. We chose geraniums for the hanging baskets as these can tolerate the hot sun. This past month we went out (more...).