Focus, Assertiveness and Determination Keys to Eldercare Reform
Susan Reinhard’s advice for reforming eldercare is a lot like the Nike slogan: Just do it. Reinhard, director of the AARP Public Policy Institute, recently added her knowledgeable voice to calls on how to reform eldercare during a recent episode [...]
A Call to Honor Green House Sages
Let’s be clear: an important priority for The Green House Project in 2022 is boosting the status of the eldercare workforce and empowering caregivers to provide quality care for elders. Workforce issues in eldercare are at a critical juncture and [...]
Shifting Mindsets: Caring for Others in the Pandemic Era
According to Dr. William Haseltine, the way out of the COVID pandemic is not simply scientific. Rather, it’s about shifting mindsets to focus on caring for others. That’s not exactly what you’d expect to hear from a distinguished expert on [...]
Speaking Out with Joycelyn Elders
Family, honesty, curiosity, respect. Dr. Joycelyn Elders has demonstrated over and over that these core concepts really are the secret sauce to carving out a meaningful life. Indeed, Dr. Elders has relied on these humble yet powerful values to carry [...]
Saluting the Compassion of The Green House Cottages of Belle Meade
The Green House Cottages of Belle Meade are a living example of the saying “It takes a village.” Earlier this month, the community in northeastern Arkansas displayed amazing compassion when devastating tornadoes ripped through the area, destroying property and taking [...]
Working Together Toward a Common Goal: The Mustard Seed Project
Remember the children’s story about the Little Engine that Could? That story could be the theme for The Mustard Seed Project. Mustard Seed is a Green House eldercare community 15 years in the making. Located in the Key Peninsula on [...]
We know the nursing home is broken. Here’s how to fix it
By Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Steve McAlilly, and Susan Ryan The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the problems baked into America’s nursing home infrastructure. These issues – low pay for frontline staff, woefully outdated buildings, “semi-private” rooms housing up to four residents [...]
Green House Represents at Pioneer Network Conference
The Green House Project showed up in a big way this year at the Pioneer Network annual conference in Denver, Colo., where senior leaders presented three breakout sessions and a tour of the local Green House homes was sold out. [...]
Loveland Housing Authority Fundraising Gala Kick-off Event Has A Surprise Ending from Mother Nature!
I had the pleasure of attending Mirasol’s Gala fund raising kick-off event in late June. The Loveland Housing Authority has decided to build two additional Green House homes by raising money through an aggressive capital campaign. Invitees included influential members [...]