New York Times Opinion Piece Calls for More Green House Homes
The New York Times on Sunday singled out the success of the Green House model in an opinion piece calling for a complete overhaul of the American nursing home.
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The Green House Cottages of Homewood recently opened nine Green House homes to replace their nursing home in Mena, Arkansas. In the first few weeks, elders were expressing how they missed seeing some of their friends who now lived in different homes.
Minimum staffing requirements, higher Medicaid funding for nursing home workforce highlight new bill
While research has shown small, neighborhood-style nursing homes with private rooms were less vulnerable to deadly COVID outbreaks, many in the industry have argued that there is no viable funding mechanism to pay for [...]
Hospital Buys Land for New Nursing Home
"According to preliminary project plans, the hospital, in partnership with Navigator Elder Homes of New England, wants to build an approximately 70-bed skilled nursing facility using the Green House elder home model.
The Green House Project and Project ECHO Launch COVID-19 Best Practices in Long-Term Care Initiative
Linthicum, Md. (June 23, 2020): The GREEN HOUSE® Project (GHP) is proud to announce a new initiative aimed at supporting COVID-19 best practices in long-term care. In partnership with Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a video tele-mentoring [...]
Site Plan Approved For Lutheran Green House Project
"Lutheran received a $5.9 million state grant for the project, with an additional $1.5 million from foundations. Lutheran is expected to invest more than $15 million in the estimated $22 million project ...
The Green House Project Applauds $1.3B Plan to Overhaul Nursing Home Infrastructure
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md., August 10, 2021 – The Green House Project (GHP) wholeheartedly applauds the inclusion of a new small-home nursing facility demonstration program in the wider Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act. “We are at [...]
Nursing Home To Resume Visits With New Guidelines
Phillips said the entire staff and residents at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills were tested in June, which was the second time they have been tested this year. She said all tests came back negative.
Culture Change In Long-Term Care: An Opportunity
There have been a number of innovative models that have embraced this culture change in the U.S., Europe, Australia and recently in Ontario. Examples of these are the Eden Alternative, Green House Project, Butterfly Homes and Hogewey Villages.
Green House model homes will replace Windemere
The Green House model was first developed by Bill Thomas, a geriatrician who re-envisioned what home care means for elders. Instead of housing elders in a close-quarters space, the Green House model orients home care toward independence and freedom, while providing the optimum level of assistance.