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 |
