Navigator Homes Take Shape in Edgartown
There’s already a waiting list for Navigator Homes, which will be the Island’s first care facility to follow the Green House Model of Nursing Home Care.
Developed more than 20 years ago by a Maryland nonprofit and now found in hundreds of locations in the U.S. and Australia, the Green House model focuses on groups of self-contained buildings where patients receive individual skilled nursing care within a communal, home-like setting.
At Navigator Homes in Edgartown, the five buildings surround a central green space, where landscaping plans include walking paths connecting the residences. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is financing the buildings’ construction.