A radical departure from traditional nursing homes, the Green House is a place where elders
can receive assistance and support with daily living and clinical care — without the assistance
and care becoming the focus of their existence.
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Moving from a traditional nursing home to a Green House has made all the difference for one elder.
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A daughter reflects on her mother’s transformation since moving to a Green House.
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A radical departure from traditional nursing homes, the Green House is a place where elders can receive assistance and support with daily living and clinical care – without the assistance and care becoming the focus of their existence. The Green House is a self-contained dwelling for seven to ten people that is designed to look like a private home or apartment in the surrounding community.
A 2002 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation helped demonstrate the Green House model and develop a business plan for how it could be replicated commercially. More recently, a Foundation-funded replication initiative is structured to jump-start development of more than 100 Green Houses nationally.
Important Information
Grantee:
NCB Capital Impact
www.ncbcapitalimpact.org
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202-3734
Learn more about Program Area: Vulnerable Populations
Title of Story
A Place to Call Home: An Innovative Approach to Long-term, Skilled Nursing Care
Publication Date:
December 2008
Related Links
Developing Small Community Homes as Alternatives to Nursing Homes
Radical Redesign of Nursing Homes: Applying the Green House Concept in Tupelo, Mississippi
Returning Control and Dignity to Elderly Residents
Tupelo, Miss., Green House grantee profile available in 2005 annual report
Credits:
Photography: Lynn Johnson
Design: DeSantis Breindel
RWJF production team: Hope Woodhead
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