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within the community. Also important is the Resi-
dences’ specific and specialized focus on dementia
care. “Everything we do,” says Devlin, “is designed for
that purpose – our meal service, including our menu
and the color of our plates, our leisure and social ac-
tivities, even our management philosophy and human
resource practices and policies. All are designed to
support a healthy, nurturing, human environment,
with particular focus on the needs of individuals with
cognitive impairment.”
Devlin has used her prior training and experience with
ecologically-based management approaches, such as
the “Eden Alternative Philosophy” to lead the organi-
