Book “Glimpses of Aged Care through a Montessori Lens”

BOOK: Glimpses of Aged Care Through a Montessori Lens

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Glimpses of Aged Care Through a Montessori Lens
by Anne Kelly and Susan Mayclin Stephenson

Every person reading this will die and, if we are lucky, we will grow old first. Unlike in many of the countries where I have been fortunate enough to work in the Montessori field, old age with all the joys and difficulties, and death, are well prepared for. Elders have a place and value and a reason to get up in the morning. In Singapore for example there is a Proximity Housing Grant which means that if one buys a house to live near one’s parent there is a $20,000 housing grant. And if living with one’s parent there is a $30,000 grant. The government has learned that there are scientific and economic benefits for this plan. Continue reading →

Glimpses of Aging – for All Ages

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Glimpses of Aging  – for All Ages
An Amazon review of Aged Care Through a Montessori Lens, by Anne Kelly and Susan Mayclin Stephenson:

THIS BOOK SHOULD BE READ BY THE YOUNG. This book contains valuable information, not just in thinking about parents and grandparents, but for myself, and I do not consider myself old yet. It is young people who need this information so they can change the system. I was very impressed with the Montessori ideas laid out in this book, especially the consideration of dignity during this period.

We are never too old to learn! On February 20th and 21st, 2024, a group of us from Washington, California, Tennessee, and Colorado met in Denver for the long awaited introductory Aging and Dementia workshop given by Anne Kelly from Tasmania, Australia. Anne’s work is well-known in Australia and worldwide. Her last work this spring was in Japan and following this workshop she will be in the Netherlands and Greece. Hopefully she will return again to the US. Continue reading →