"The Green House model costs no more to the consumer than traditional facilities and offers a philosophy of care that emphasizes quality of life, emotional well-being, and elder choice. That has led to everything from better clinical outcomes to higher levels of family and elder satisfaction and lower depression rates among elders."
Building on our collective strength to better serve elders now is the name of the game these days, according to outgoing LeadingAge Chair Carol Silver Elliott. In a blog post this past week, she advised [...]
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 These issues – low pay for frontline staff, woefully outdated buildings, “semi-private” rooms [...]
I loved listening to this week’s podcast, featuring senior director Susan Ryan in conversation with Pat Sprigg, the CEO of Carol Woods, a retirement community in North Carolina. Referencing Maya Angelou In 1975, Sprigg began [...]
This week’s podcast episode with Senior Director Susan Ryan featured Jennie Chin Hansen, who has served as the CEO of On Lok, president of AARP, and a stakeholder in California’s Master Plan on Aging. A [...]
Gail Kohn was the latest guest on the “Elevate Eldercare” podcast, in conversation with Senior Director Susan Ryan. A powerhouse leader, particularly in pushing for diversity and community, she is the former executive director of [...]
In 2007, Doug Osborn and Charles Scott of the Wyoming legislature brought a bill up for consideration. The bill would authorize three pilot projects, in three different communities in Wyoming, to study alternative elderly care [...]
Meghna Datta, GHP Summer Intern 2021 Hello! My name is Meghna Datta and I’m an undergraduate intern with The Green House Project (GHP) this summer. I’m a student at Duke, originally from the Midwest, and [...]
The team at Jewish Senior Life wondered if the local Amish community might be able to help. That's when JSL Chief Information Officer Travis Masonis stepped up to make a crucial connection.
Given how the events of past 10 months have affected older adults, my colleague, Marla DeVries, and I looked at how ageism has played a role in why COVID-19 has had such a devastating impact [...]