Summary:

Green House re-imagines what long-term care can be by creating and perpetuating the small house model as a higher quality of life alternative to institutional skilled nursing care. Green Houses are small, self-contained houses for 6 to 10 elders that operate under a state skilled nursing home license. They represent a radical departure from traditional nursing home practices and environments, and are a novel alternative for improving the quality of life for the elderly. Each element of the Green House operation and design is crafted to deinstitutionalize skilled long-term care practices and return control, dignity and a sense of well-being to residents, their families and direct care staff. The Foundation's Green House replication initiative is structured to jump-start development of over 100 Green Houses nationally through a mix of activities that would create a self-sustaining enterprise and would continue to refine and promote the small house model. The deliverables for the first 30 months: 50 grant-supported Green Houses completed or in the development pipeline; tool development, including feasibility analysis, architectural design, financing mechanisms, staff training curriculum, licensing and operations manuals; communications and marketing materials; and information and data collection systems. This project supports the goal of the Foundation to take to scale promising models, and supports its historic work in community-based, long-term care.

Grant Details:

Approved award: $9,584,202
Awarded on: Oct 18, 2005
Time frame: Nov 1, 2005 - Oct 31, 2010
Grant number: 053217

Grantee:

NCB Capital Impact
http://www.ncbcapitalimpact.org
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202-3734
(800) 955-9622
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Contact Information:

Robert Jenkens, M.R.E.D. (Project Director)
rjenkens@ncbcapitalimpact.org
Phone: (703) 647-2314