Green House Newsletter

February 2012

In This Issue
Green House Living in Wyoming Prepares To Welcome Elders
Community Partnership Key To Maryland's First Green House Project, Baltimore Sun Reports
Ask Dr. Bill: Flattened Hierarchy in Green House Homes
British Parliament Takes a Look at The Green House Project
Highlighting The Green House Project Team: Melissa Honig
A Legacy of Change: Honoring African American Heroes
THRIVE Research - What does this mean for Green House Homes?
Woodland Park, Virginia's First Green House Homes, Break Ground in Harrisonburg
Green House Homes Are Coming to Ohio

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Green House Living in Wyoming Prepares To Welcome Elders

 

The nation's first grassroots-organized Green House Project homes will open their doors to welcome elders on January 31st in Sheridan, Wyoming.  Nearly five years in the making, Green House Living in Sheridan has completed construction on two of four planned Green ...

 

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Community Partnership Key To Maryland's First Green House Project, Baltimore Sun Reports  

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In light of the final stretch of construction for The Green House® Residences at Stadium Place, The Baltimore Sun recently posted an article highlighting the unique community partnership that has contributed to the success of the first Green House homes ...

 

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Ask Dr. Bill: Flattened Hierarchy in Green House Homes  

 

Flat is Good   Flat tires are bad. Flat cakes are bad. Flat organizations, can be, good.  So, what makes an organization "flat?" All human organizations have leaders and followers. One thing that defines a free society is that people ...

 

 

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British Parliament Takes a Look at The Green House Project 

 

The Green House Project isn't just making waves in the U.S. The model's innovative transformation of nursing home care was the the subject of a British Parliamentary hearing this week on the future of caregiving in the UK...

 

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Highlighting The Green House Project Team: Melissa Honig

 

Melissa Honig, Project Guide with The Green House Project since 2007 It was the simple act of delivering a cup of water to an elder in a nursing home when Melissa was 12 years old that launched her life's journey ...

 

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A Legacy of Change: Honoring African American Heroes 

 
 

"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of our country, and a finer world to live in." - Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

 

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THRIVE Research - What does this mean for Green House Homes?

 

THRIVE Research - What does this mean for Green House Homes?   You've probably heard about the THRIVE  research studies aimed at learning more about how the Green House model works and how it differs from other models of care...

 

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Woodland Park, Virginia's First Green House Homes, Break Ground in Harrisonburg  

The imagery was especially powerful at the January 5 Groundbreaking at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) in Harrisonburg for the first three of 10 homes for Woodland Park. The Groundbreaking Ceremony included various displays of resident-centered philosophy. Two residents of ...

 

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Green House Homes Are Coming to Ohio  

 

On a cold day in mid-December, staff from Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio gathered for a much anticipated Green House kick-off meeting.  Laura Voth, CEO, could hardly hold back her tears as staff shared how they were feeling about ...
 

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Rachel Scher
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Aja Lawson
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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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