Celebrating the Vital Role of Nurses in Green House Homes
In recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, it’s more important than ever to acknowledge the connection, creativity and love these devoted and hardworking caregiving professionals bring to elders and long-term care. This week, Green House Project senior director Susan [...]
LTC Workforce Shortage + GCD= A Workforce Situation Solution
Dr. Jeff Farber thinks he has an answer to building and sustaining a strong workforce in long-term care. And he wants to share it with you. Farber is the CEO of The New Jewish Home, which includes three campuses in [...]
Grabowski: Green House Model, NASEM Recommendations Closely Aligned
Christmas may be coming early this year thanks to a bold, new report that lays out a rock-solid case for transforming nursing homes. The comprehensive report neatly ties up eldercare reform with a bow and presents it to policymakers and [...]
Inside the National Academies’ Nursing Home Report — and How Green House Can Help
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced seven goals this month via its report The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality. The recommendations to achieve those goals are thorough. They are clear. And they involve everyone. [...]
Walnut Ridge Opening Brings Elders Joy, Serenity and Satisfaction
The Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge began a long-awaited, multi-phase opening this month as 12 elders were transferred smoothly and successfully to the new Green House community. A second cottage opened later in March, and a third cottage opening [...]
What a Concept: Senior Living Is Living
It’s the ultimate thunderbolt moment: Senior living is living. Why did it take us so long to recognize that? Jane Rohde is way ahead of the curve on that front. Rohde, an expert in senior living design, believes that now [...]
Highlighting the Importance of Self-Care in Eldercare
Putting on your oxygen mask first before helping others takes on a whole new resonance when it comes to caregiving, according to Alexis McKenzie. McKenzie, an eldercare and wellness expert and consultant, used this common metaphor to emphasize the importance [...]
Fostering Real Belonging in Eldercare
Empathy is the essential primary element in re-defining eldercare –and a host of other social issues –according to Marvell Adams, Jr. Adams, who is the chief operating officer of The Kendal Corp., a non-profit eldercare provider located outside of Philadelphia, [...]
A Wise Prescription for Reform
Dr. Jason Karlawish has a deceptively direct prescription for transforming eldercare: make it a political priority and emphasize human connections. Karlawish is the co-director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Memory Center. During a recent episode of the “Elevate Eldercare” [...]