"We need small. Green House is a model that is very exciting. They have small locations of care. Maybe 12 individuals live in a setting. It’s personalized. It would look more like your living room than [...]
“Emotion-focused care is the way we need to care for our seniors,” Levin said. “We have seen evidence of this globally with the Eden Alternative, the Butterfly Model, the Green House Project, that to [...]
“'The Leonard Florence Center for Living is the nation’s first urban model Green House,'” Barry Berman said. ... Today there are 35 people living at the Leonard Florence Center for Living, ten of which [...]
"The non-profit has invested at least $81 million in its small house campuses, with a $12 million expansion underway that will see two rooms added to each house across its portfolio as Pamela Richmond, chief strategy [...]
"In the Covid era, these alternatives are getting new attention. Research shows that Green House homes weathered the early pandemic far better than traditional facilities. The need for innovation and reform in the industry is glaring. As [...]
"The authors acknowledge that the advantage of Green House homes comes from more than mere size. They have the advantage of private bedrooms and bathrooms, limited ancillary staff, and fewer admissions. Together these factors [...]
“'The Lord has really blessed me in going to the Green House,' Dorothy Foot, an 83-year-old resident, said. 'The fact that every one of us has our own room gives us dignity. And I [...]
"Because some people do choose to receive long-term care in nursing homes, we must reimagine how we can offer higher quality care in residential settings. That does not mean we need more buildings. It [...]
While research has shown small, neighborhood-style nursing homes with private rooms were less vulnerable to deadly COVID outbreaks, many in the industry have argued that there is no viable funding mechanism to pay for [...]
"Here’s what we know: We know that the model is exceptionally attractive to consumers. Occupancy at Green House is essentially 100%. We know that academicians have studied the model and [found] much lower percentages [...]