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Thrive Research: Culture Change Sustainability in the Green House Model
The Green House Project has partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s THRIVE (The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare) collaborative to learn more about the Green House model as well as other models of care. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson … Continue reading
White Oak Cottages Opens Their First Green House Assisted Living Home
Located on the Fox Hill campus in Westwood, Massachusetts, the White Oak Cottages Green House homes are a new concept in assisted living memory care. “The White Oak Cottages are homes where people want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox Hill Village, The Green House Project, White Oak Cottages
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New Veterans Affairs Director supports more Green House homes for vets
Via commercial-news.com “My motto is: ‘Put the veteran at the center of everything you do, and you won’t go wrong.’” While that statement was made by Emma Metcalf, the new director at the Veterans Affairs Illiana … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Veterans Affairs, Emma Metcalf, The Green House Project, Veterans, Veterans Affairs
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The Green House Project contributes to life safety regulatory improvements
Recently, CMS announced important life safety regulatory changes that will support the creation of home in long-term care settings. All of these changes have been approved by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and are effective immediately. It is important … Continue reading
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Tagged CMS, Life Safety Code, National Fire PRotection Association, NFPA, Robert Jenkens
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Clinical Support Spotlight: April is Occupational Therapy Month
What do National Peach Cobbler Day, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, and Occupational Therapy (OT) Month have in common? If you guessed that they’re all celebrated in April- you’ve got it! While delicious cobbler and our former president are by no means … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Green House Elders and Families, Green House Staff, Homepage, The Green House Model
Tagged American Occupational Therapy Association, Andrea Tyck, Clinical Support Team, Dr. Bill Thomas, Habilitation, Mt. San Antonio Gardens, Occupational Therapy, What Are Old People For?
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Dr. Bill Thomas hosts a virtual launch party for his new book ‘Tribes of Eden’!
Dr. William Thomas, founder of the Eden Alternative and Green House Project, is hosting a virtual launch party for his new book, Tribes of Eden. “I can’t tell you how excited I am for the official paperback release of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Bill Thomas, eden alternative, green house project, Tribes of Eden
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Elders rule in Green House homes; setting a trend for tradional nursing homes
Via DemocratandChronicle.com “The medical model is not good for the human condition. We need quality of life to thrive.” That’s how Rose Marie Fagan, co-founder of the National Pioneer Network describes how Elders should be at the center of their care … Continue reading
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Tagged democratandchronicle.com, Elder centered care, Elders rule, quality of life, St. John's Home
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Collaborating for a “Sustainable” Future
The future demands that we work together to create viable and sustainable programs. The world is a dynamic and ever-changing place, with an imperative to do more with less. In order to achieve these outcomes, the charge is there to … Continue reading
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Tagged AHCA, Development, Health Care Reform, Independent Owners, New Orleans, Quality, Sustainable
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The Green House Project at AHCA Independent Owners Conference in New Orleans
The Green House Project is looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the AHCA-NCAL Independent Owners Conference. The Green House Project is a radically new, national model for skilled nursing care that returns control, dignity and a sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged AHCA, For Profit, green house project, Independent Owners, Skilled Nursing
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Highlighting the Green House Project Team: Susan Frazier, COO
Early in Susan’s career she knew that institutional long term care was broken—she just didn’t know how to fix it. As a Director of Nursing, her facility received deficiency-free marks from surveyors, but for Susan there still was something “off”. … Continue reading
The Green House Project Announces: The Interactive Brochure
The Green House Project is dynamic, interactive and cutting edge—and the ways that we communicate and share our message must align with that mentality. That is why, There is an App for That! That is right, in The App Store … Continue reading
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Tagged App, IPad, technology, The Green House Project
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Creating REAL Home
Home is where I keep all the things that are important to me, where I feel safe and where I can be myself.” Does that definition ring true for you? It’s how one Shahbaz defined home during a recent Green … Continue reading
Residences at VA Danville, utilize The Green House Prototype Design Package
By Melissa Urbieta Chicago, IL (March 1, 2012) The Chicago office of top design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman joins with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in celebrating the completion of the country’s first Community Living Center (CLC) … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Perkins Eastman, The Green House Project, VA, veteran
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Green House Model and the Eden Alternative: Setting the stage for people to grow
By Judith Meyers-Thomas When I gave birth to my first child I had no idea that it would be a lesson in empowerment. Haleigh Jane, who is just about to turn 18, was born with Otahara Syndrome. In the simplest … Continue reading