LINTHICUM, Md. and ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 6, 2022 – The Green House Project (GHP) and Pioneer Network applaud the introduction of the IMPROVE Nursing Homes Act (H.R. 8677), legislation that would overhaul the nation’s outdated [...]
August 30, 2022 – Nursing homes that embraced culture change principles prior to COVID-19 largely maintained or expanded their efforts to focus on resident quality of life and person-centered care principles, a new study from [...]
"The Green House model challenges caregivers to go beyond labels and always see the person behind them: the person who lived a full, rich life before requiring additional care and who deserves to keep living with that same richness amid the natural changes that come with aging."
LINTHICUM, Md. and ROCHESTER, N.Y., August 24, 2022 – The Green House Project (GHP) and Pioneer Network today applaud the federal government’s call for states to foster the implementation of private rooms and other improvements [...]
During the pandemic, this concept fared particularly well due to the fewer number of staff circulating through the facility, with nurses typically working in the same home day after day
"It’s not just an exercise in kindness. Independent research shows that the residents living in the U.S.-based Green House Project homes (small households) have deeper relationships with staff, fewer trips to the hospital emergency department and fewer pressure ulcers or urinary-tract infections — conditions that can be serious for older adults and costly to the health-care system."
“A lesson from the Green House movement and from other countries’ experience is that training and permitting nurses and other care staff to deliver a range of services improves quality and job satisfaction as well as patient satisfaction.”
That's why there's a growing call for smaller households, like the Green House model, that can be created within larger care homes but also in residential communities.
The Green House Project and Pioneer Network have announced their intention to enter a formal alliance. Center for Innovation, Inc., the organization that owns the Green House trademark, is committed to maintaining and expanding both [...]
The Green House Project and Pioneer Network hope to draw on their decades of shared experience to improve the lives of people living in nursing homes, while also building a better eldercare infrastructure for future generations.