{"podcast":{"title":"Elevate Eldercare","slug":"elevate-eldercare-932265","podcast_index_feed_id":932265,"rss_url":"https://greenhouseproject.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.aginginnovation.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/c/d/8/acd8d1bf3fa16ea9d959afa2a1bf1c87/AgingIn_Elevate_Eldercare_3000x3000.png","author":"Janet Wright","episode_count":357,"summary":"Let's Elevate Eldercare Together! Every great eldercare community has a unique story, and there are many paths toward providing high-quality, person-directed services and supports for older adults. That's why we launched Elevate Eldercare—to bring together thought leaders, activists, and advocates in the field of aging services and give them a space where thoughtful discourse and diverse perspectives flow freely. Join Susan Ryan, CEO of AgingIN (formerly Center for Innovation), every Wednesday for enlightening, provocative, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Together, the hosts and guests explore opportunities and challenges in person-directed living and empowered cultures in the community of one's choice.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:19:19.390963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265"},"episode":{"title":"Reimagining Dementia Care Through Real Homes and Real Lives, with Eloy van Hal","slug":"reimagining-dementia-care-through-real-homes-and-real-lives-with-eloy-van-hal","published_at":"2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265/reimagining-dementia-care-through-real-homes-and-real-lives-with-eloy-van-hal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265","url":"https://greenhouseproject.libsyn.com/reimagining-dementia-care-through-real-homes-and-real-lives-with-eloy-van-hal","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/greenhouseproject/Elevate_Elder_Care_348.mp3?dest-id=2192663","summary":"What happens when we stop designing care around institutions and start designing it around people? In this week's episode , AgingIN CEO Susan Ryan sits down with internationally recognized dementia care innovator Eloy v an Hal, to answer this question. Drawing on decades of experience in the Netherlands, Eloy tells Susan how he helped move residents from traditional high-rise nursing homes into small, neighborhood-style homes where daily life feels familiar, meaningful, and human. As founder of the groundbreaking Hogeweyk model of dementia village in the Netherlands, van Hal discusses the philosophy behind it and the broader movement toward relationship-based, person-directed dementia care. The ir conversation explores the importance of trust, family education, staff development, and stakeholder collaboration in creating cultures of care that honor the person beyond the diagnosis. More about Hogewyk here: https://www.bethecareconcept.com/en/actual/access-health-international-dementia-village-interview-with-eloy-van-hal/ Learn about the AgingIN novation 2026 annual conference here : https://aginginnovationconference.org","meta_description":"What happens when we stop designing care around institutions and start designing it around people? In this week's episode , AgingIN CEO Susan Ryan sits do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3859,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/elevate-eldercare-932265/episodes/reimagining-dementia-care-through-real-homes-and-real-lives-with-eloy-van-hal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265/reimagining-dementia-care-through-real-homes-and-real-lives-with-eloy-van-hal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}