How One Doctor And His Menagerie Transformed A Nursing Home

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December 21, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Where there's life, there's hope. - Marcus Tullius Cicero - How One Doctor And His Menagerie Transformed A Nursing Home When Bill Thomas became medical director of a nursing home he decided to attack what he termed the Three Plagues of nursing home existence -- boredom, loneliness and helplessness -- by bringing in some life. Cats, dogs, birds and green plants in every room, and visiting children after school, triggered unexpected transformations. Some medication doses were lowered, residents were invigorated in body and spirit, and a few patients were even able to return to independent homes. This excerpt from "Being Mortal", Atul Gawande's powerful new book on end-of-life care shares the extraordinary story of Bill Thomas' work. { read more } Be The Change What does life mean to you? Bring a taste of life to an elderly friend or acquaintance this week by accompanying them in some way for a short time. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them The College Course That's Changing Lives 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Ladder to the Pleiades 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,631 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More