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THE GREEN HOUSE� Model Overview Webinars
December 20, 2011
January 10, 2012
February 7, 2012
March 6, 2012
April 3, 2012
THE GREEN HOUSE� Project Orientation Workshops
San Angelo, TX
Birmingham, AL
Chelsea, MA
Palmyra, PA
Redford, MI
Cohoes, NY
Palmyra, PA
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From The New York Times' New Old Age Blog: A Home for Those Who Hate Nursing Homes
The New York Times did a follow-up blog post on a recent feature on The Green House Project, A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home. This post on The New Old Age Blog is titled A Home for Those Who Hate Nursing Homes...
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A New Research Article by Bowers and Nolet: Empowering Direct Care Workers
A basic tenant of THE GREEN HOUSE model is that an empowered, self-managed team of direct care workers will improve the quality of life and care of elders in long-term care settings, as well as the quality of life and...
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Fox Hill Village Construction and Training Underway for Green House homes
The leadership team at Fox Hill Village, in Westwood, Massachusettes, is participating in The Green House Project training program, The Coaching Approach to Leading Change. This program, developed in partnership with PHI is geared to shift the... Continue Reading |
Robert Jenkens Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging
On November 2, 2011, Robert Jenkens testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging regarding Quality and Oversight in Assisted Living. See below for an excerpt from this testimony, as well as a link to view the full event.
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The Peer Network - An Intentional Community of Green House Adopters
Adopters of THE GREEN HOUSE model are intrinsically bound by their common commitment to elders, empowering caregivers and creating intentional communities that facilitate growth for all who live and work there. Like any group of professionals, GHP adopters share a...
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A Veteran's Reflections on Veteran's Day
Randy Cook, a veteran who will be moving into Freedom House on November 29, 2011, at VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, served in the Army from 1976 - 1996. He was a sergeant in the army and served our country in Desert Storm. He took a moment to share a few thoughts on Veteran's Day...
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Leading a Strengths Revolution
Pop quiz: Write down all of your personal strengths and weaknesses. Have a lopsided list? So did participants at this October's Leading Age Annual Meeting & IAHSA Global Aging Conference in Washington, DC. Attendees were asked to complete a similar...
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The Green House Workforce Model
Members of the newly opened Leonard Florence Center for Living in chelsea, Massachusetts - the nation's first urban Green House Project - joined the Green House team for a panel discussion at the 2011 Leading Age conference in Washington, D.C. on October 17...
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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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