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Green House elders reported improvement in seven domains of quality of life: privacy, dignity, meaningful activity, relationship, autonomy, food enjoyment and individuality; as well as improved emotional well-being. |
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THE GREEN HOUSE® Model Overview Webinars
September 18, 2012
October 2, 2012
November 20, 2012
December 4, 2012
THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Orientation Workshops
Cohoes, NY
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Teepa Snow, Dementia Expert, Featured as a Keynote of The Green House Annual Meeting and Celebration
 THE GREEN HOUSE ® Project is excited to welcome Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA as a keynote speaker at the 5th Green House Annual Meeting and Celebration. Teepa Snow is a dementia expert and a certified Occupational Therapist, who brings a unique, person-centered perspective to engaging with people living with dementia. Teepa's techniques, highlighting in the video, Accepting The Challenge, are utilized during Core Team Education, an important part of The Green House Project's comprehensive education plan...
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Dr. Bill Thomas to deliver keynote speech at 5th Annual Green House Annual Meeting and Celebration
Dr. Bill Thomas, creator of The Green House model, is a fountain of inspiration and vision for innovations in aging. At last year's Green House Annual Meeting and Celebration, Dr. Thomas challenged the group to examine their circle of compassion. He pontificated that all people are surrounded by a circle of compassion that defines their relationships with those around them, "And the key ingredient to building a happy and vibrant Green House home is the ability of those in it to significantly grow their personal circle of compassion...
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Person-Centered Regulations Discussed at Pioneer Network's 2012 National Conference
The Pioneer Network's National Conference in Jacksonville, FL, challenged participants to build a bridge to a new culture of aging. Skip Gregory, retired Bureau Chief at the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in Florida, is building that bridge with patience and regulatory resourcefulness.
Nearly every new neighborhood, small house and Green House home is impacted by codes. Building codes, fire codes, and design codes alike, "exist to provide minimum protection," said Gregory...
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Highlighting The Green House Project Team: Rachel Scher, Marketing Specialist
Rachel knew she had to "do something with people" for her career, and she found her answer while volunteering during her undergraduate program-working with Elders!
Her first exposure to Skilled Nursing was a dance recital-and even at the age of 6, Rachel knew it wasn't a warm or welcoming environment. As she grew up she did have a wonderful Elder in her life though-her grandmother, who today she still refers to as "hip and cool"...
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Social Media and Livestreaming: Creating True Meaningful Engagement for Green House Adopters and Supporters
Social media and online channels serve as effective platforms to share best practices and support. The main platforms that The Green House Project has to leverage are the website and blog, The Green House Project Facebook Page, and the GreenHouse_Proj twitter account. By sharing photos, stories and updates about our member organizations in an interactive way, we help to create a community of support and share our adopters' individual cultures with the world...
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Tribes of Eden Book Club at Pioneer Network's 2012 National Conference
 It's not often that you get the chance to hear the author read excerpts from their book, but that was the case Tuesday as Dr. Bill Thomas discussed his latest novel, The Tribes of Eden. The lucky audience was attendees at the Pioneer Network 2012 National Conference. The book is set in the near future after the utter collapse of society. It introduces a new vision of old age to counter ageist views that hinder our efforts to improve care for older adults...
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Anna Ortigara
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Rachel Scher
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Aja Lawson
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Mary Hopfner-Thomas Co-Editor
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. Join the Conversation Working in a Green House home or organization? Join the Green House Forum! For more information visit our Web site or email greenhouse@ncbcapitalimpact.org. |
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