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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 These issues – low pay for frontline staff, woefully outdated buildings, “semi-private” rooms [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Many traditional nursing homes are scrambling to meet the new person-centered regulatory standards; however, it is business as usual for Green House homes. What set’s Green House homes apart is the comprehensive transformation of the [...]
Green House team members were honored to share their wisdom and insight about the Green House model on the evening of May 11th— the presentation was part of the Successful Aging Lecture Series, a program [...]
It was a beautiful day in Loveland, Colorado for the historic groundbreaking ceremony of the first Green House homes in Colorado. The skies were clear and the beautiful Rocky Mountains provided a breathtaking view in [...]