VALIDATION TRAINING INSTITUTE

The Validation Training Institute is a not for profit organization that advances knowledge, values, education and research rooted in the Validation Method. Its ultimate objective is to nurture respect, dignity and well being in the lives of older adults experiencing age related cognitive decline and their caregivers... Our mission is to nurture respect, dignity and well-being in the lives of older adults living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers by advancing education in the Validation method... Validation began as the personal practice of a brilliant individual, Naomi Feil. Feil, as a 4-year-old refugee from Nazi Germany, grew up in the Montefiore Home for the Aged in Cleveland Ohio, where her father was the administrator and her mother, the head of the Social Service Department. The older adults were her direct neighbors and friends. This gave Naomi unique empathy and insight into the world of disoriented elders which became the foundation..

Also known as: Validation Training Institute, Inc.

Primary location: Ed United States