Contents
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Preface |  | xi |
Introduction |  | 1
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Part 1: Taking Care |
1. |  | The Truth about Nursing Homes |  | 7 |
2. |  | The Confusion of Care, Treatment, and Kindness |  | 17 |
3. |  | Nature, Hope, and Nursing Homes |  | 27 |
4. |  | The First Eden Alternative |  | 35 |
5. |  | Medication Reduction |  | 47 |
6. |  | Death in the Nursing Home |  | 55 |
7. |  | The Administrator as Leader |  | 61 |
8. |  | Empowering Employees |  | 71 |
Part 2: Building Human Habitats |
9. |  | The Vision |  | 89 |
10. |  | Children |  | 99 |
11. |  | Dogs |  | 111 |
12. |  | Cats |  | 121 |
13. |  | Birds |  | 127 |
14. |  | Other Animals |  | 139 |
15. |  | Plants |  | 143 |
16. |  | The Garden |  | 155 |
17. |  | The Risks |  | 163 |
18. |  | Other Places |  | 171
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Afterword |  | 175 |
Epilogue |  | 181
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Pet Resources 183 |
Foliage Plants Recommended for Nursing Homes 186 |
Garden Supplies 189 |
Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Bibliography 191 |
Acknowledgments 199 |
Index 201 |