Transforming the lives of the elderly through the medium of respect

Naomi Feil has found a new way to care for the elderly — and she has transformed lives, writes Colette Sheridan.

REDUCING stress and enhancing dignity and happiness in disoriented elderly people is the goal of Naomi Feil, an American woman who has developed a model called Validation.

She practises Validation with residents of nursing homes and day care centres throughout the world as well as leading workshops in this method which is all about respecting the elderly, communicating with them and accepting that their brains change as they age.