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Sweet Homes Alabama: GH Annual Meeting 2011
September 7, 2011
THE GREEN HOUSE® Model Overview Webinars
September 20, 2011
October 18, 2011
November 15, 2011
December 20, 2011
THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Orientation Workshops
Palmyra, PA
San Angelo, TX
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Welcome to THE GREEN HOUSE® Project E-Newsletter! This monthly publication replaces the quarterly PDF-format newsletter you have received in the past. We hope you enjoy the new format. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions! |
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| The Green House Project Welcomes Lisa Maxwell as Project Guide
The Green House Project Team is so excited to welcome Lisa Maxwell, MBA, NHA, as our new Project Guide. While Lisa is new to the National Initiative, she has a long history with The Green House Project.
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| Green House Educator Program Graduates Largest Class Ever!
Recently, Green House adopters from across the country joined The Green House team for The Green House Educator Program. This program was held at Eddy Village Green (EVG), at 16 Green House home campus in Cohoes, NY.
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Kansas Promotes The Green House Project and Other Nursing Home Alternatives
Kansas is a state that is in the forefront of culture change and innovative services for elders! Recently, the Kansas Department on Aging honored seven nursing homes for their efforts to transition from traditional institutional nursing home care to progressive home-environment models that put the needs and desires of elders first.
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My Summer With The Green House Project
Two years ago in my gerontology class, I was first introduced to The Green House Project. This new culture change model of nursing homes really intrigued me. At the time, I was simultaneously volunteering in a well respected nursing home in the community and found myself unsatisfied with my inability to really make a difference.
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 Fighting the Dragon: The Recipe for Successful Conviviuum
Each day, one in four Americans visit a fast food restaurant and a total of 40% of American meals are eaten outside the home. These facts are not only reflective of a culture lacking healthy eating habits, but they also suggest that there may be a loss of value in the opportunities that meals provide...
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Leonard Florence for Living Creating Home, Hope and Freedom for People with ALS and MS
The Green House model creates a habilitative environment where all people have lives worth living. By eliminating large nursing facilities and a home within a community setting, people are seen as whole people who are still growing and deserving of meaning, purpose and relationship.
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Behind These Doors... Elders LIVE
by Dr. Bill Thomas, ChangingAging.org
Some people hear the name "Green House" and they automatically picture a ranch-style house and a picket fence. Sometimes Green Houses do look exactly like that; but there are Green Houses in cities too. The nation's first urban Green Houses are in Chelsea, Mass., at the Leonard Florence Center for...
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Anna Ortigara
Editor
Maura Porcelli
Operations Manager
THE GREEN HOUSE Newsletter
Published monthly to share information with providers, elders and others about THE GREEN HOUSE ® Project, a new and innovative approach to long-term, skilled nursing care. To learn more, visit www.thegreenhouseproject.org.
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