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The Green House Project

September 17, 2012 | Grantee

Developing small community homes as alternatives to nursing homes, this radical, new national model for skilled nursing care returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and direct care staff.

Policy Briefing: Redesigning the Nursing home

A February 8, 2013, Capitol Hill briefing on the Green House project, an RWJF grantee.

Green House Research Collaborative

November 12, 2012 | Evaluation

The Green House Project has partnered with The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare (THRIVE) to learn more about what contributes to better quality care in nursing homes, including Green House homes.

Green House Homes: The Role of the Nurse Research Study

February 1, 2010 | Report/Evaluation

This Green House study was conducted to measure how nursing structure relates to improved outcomes in long-term care facilities.

Effects of Nursing Practice Environments on Quality Outcomes in Nursing Homes

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

A supportive nursing practice environment is associated with fewer pressure ulcers and fewer deficiency citations in this study of New Jersey nursing homes.

Evidence Behind the Green House and Similar Models of Nursing Home Care

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

The article examines evidence related to the essential elements of Green House homes and similar models of nursing home care.

The Revolving Door of Rehospitalization from Skilled Nursing Facilities

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Little research documenting the frequency and costs of rehospitalization has been published and little is known about the underlying nature of these rehospitalizations or how they vary geographically. This paper looks at these issues and attempts to fill that gap.

Moving to Music

January 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post

"We've had classical. We've had rock. We've had country. We've had instrumental. You can see the staff and residents bop their head[s] to different ones," Pam Larimore-Skinner, director of nursing at Signature HealthCare of Trimble County in Bedford ...

Timing in the Communication of Pain Among Nursing Home Residents, Nursing Staff, and Clinicians

July 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Pain is common among nursing home residents and a key 1990 study found that greater than 70 percent of residents reported pain. In the last 10 years, research has addressed various barriers to pain relief. This new study examined the communication o ...

Prognostic Effect of Prior Disability Episodes Among Nondisabled Community-Living Older Persons

December 1, 2003 | Journal Article

Assessment of this sample at the 18-month marker was used as the baseline or zero-time for the present study.

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