As the pandemic wreaks havoc on our mental and physical health, it is also quietly reshaping how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come. Read More [...]

There have been many attempts to apply a more human lens to nursing home care. There is a 20-year history of a culture change movement in nursing homes directed at this very issue ... [...]

Colorado-based nonprofit healthcare organization TRU Community Care teamed up with Hover Senior Living Community’s [Green House] skilled nursing facility to create a “hug tent” that allows visitors and residents to safely see and touch [...]

Outside of the Katherine and Charles Hover Green Houses, a retirement community in Longmont, Colo., they have set up a tent with four-millimeter plastic and armholes so families can hug. Read More [...]

Indeed, the nation has a model, the architects said. It’s called the Green House Project, a 17-year-old non-profit organization with 300 homes in 23 states, including Michigan. It hopes to open another 30 to [...]

Most prefer to remain at home, but for those who need more care, the nursing homes of the future that will attract them are much more likely to be small, high quality, single-room facilities [...]

Talking Transformation Blog: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! As of October 2020, there were 11 long-term care homes in Ontario that had either adopted or were in the process of adopting the Butterfly model of care. [...]

The authors also encouraged state policymakers to consider updating their CON laws and construction moratoria for nursing homes to allow for greater innovation in the marketplace. They also stressed the need to expedite adoption of [...]

Jamie’s Place is one of 300 homes across the U.S. that are part of the Green House Project, an innovative model for residential care. Green House Project homes house small groups of elders in [...]

Experts say there’s no one single solution but point to innovative models to implement or learn from. One promising alternative that is drawing international attention is The Green House Project in the U.S. This [...]