The Eden Philosophy
The purpose of the Eden Alternative is to provide an alternative philosophy to the current dominant clinical model of providing aged care. Where clinical care is promoted as the focus for life of an aging person, life can become sterile and boring. The Eden Alternative is about ensuring the aging process is fun, empowering and friendly.
Although the theories behind Eden are quite detailed, the basic principles which Wellington Park Private Care has embraced are as follows:
Our Eden Vision is to eliminate the loneliness, helplessness and boredom from the lives of our treasured Elders by:
- Increasing elder choice
- Encouraging spontaneity
- Embracing nature and life
- Providing loving companionship
- Nurturing a life worth living
Wellington Park Animal List
Wentworth
- Outdoor Aviary
- Cockatiel
- Large fish tank with tropical fish
- Several regular visiting dogs
Stanford
- Three regular visiting dogs in Stanford
- Budgerigar in Stanford
- Small fish bowl with fighting fish
Eden Farm
Our unique Eden Farm – 1.5 acres of fenced open space containing grassed paddock and native trees, surrounded by 150-meter concrete walking path and park benches. Our Eden Farm provides a marvelous opportunity for our residents to observe and interact with many kinds of animal life – a bit of country in the city!
- Free ranging peacock: Andrew
- Chook pen, with 25 chooks laying free range eggs
- Small waterhole, with crayfish and frogs
- 5 geese
- 10 dam ducks
- 6 muscovy ducks
- Up to 40 visiting wood ducks which breed on farm
- Visiting egrets, cockatoos, galahs, lorikeets, rosella, doves, ibis, magpies, crows, swallows peewees, tawny frogmouth, lizards, snakes, koalas, plovers.
- Miniature Horse: Rusty
- 4 Goats: Fred, Jock, Ginger and Snowden
- Sheep: Toby
- Miniature Dexter Steer: Ace
- Cattle dog: Tuffy
- Feeding daily between 4.30pm and 5.00pm (Winter) or 5.30pm – 6.00pm (Summer) – observation only
- Regular visits by Eden Farm animals occur into both Wentworth and Stanford
