Full-time pastoral care provider on staff as well as a priest chaplain who celebrates Mass daily in the home's chapel. Respite Care 6. Social worker on staff 7. The Eden Alternative is an innovative concept in nursing home care where pets, plants and residents live together, and children visit often, to create an environment where residents thrive. In addition to 129 residents, Madonna Manor is also home to cats, parakeets, canaries and fish.
Dogs owned by staff members visit several times a week and plenty of green plants grace the home.
William H. Thomas, M.D., medical director of Chase Memorial Nursing Home, New York, developed the Eden Alternative when he realized that social opportunities for residents were lacking in his facility. Thus the Eden Alternative, which diversifies the nursing home environment, was developed. Not only did the Eden Alternative make the residents happy, but medical benefits included lower infection rates and medication needs. The comprehensive pain assessment and management program utilizes an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to meet the individual needs of each resident admitted to the facility with acute or chronic pain. Assessment begins upon admission to Madonna Manor and continues throughout a resident's stay to ensure optimal pain management is achieved and maintained.