Pitching the Next Big Idea in Eldercare
Employees often have the best ideas for improving care quality, but they may not have the confidence or the tools to effectively pitch their ideas. Join Bob Eames, founding director of the Calvin Center [...]
Navigator Homes Take Shape in Edgartown
There’s already a waiting list for Navigator Homes, which will be the Island’s first care facility to follow the Green House Model of Nursing Home Care. At Navigator Homes in Edgartown, the five buildings surround a central green space, where landscaping plans include walking paths connecting the residences. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is financing the buildings’ construction.
The EINSTEIN Option reimagines long-term care
Evidence-based culture change partners provide professionals with supportive, interdisciplinary training. “We need as many Green Houses as possible and households or buildings to be built with wise investment of public and private dollars,” Anne Montgomery said. “The EINSTEIN Option calls for this to happen and lays out a blueprint for it.”
Innovative Approaches to Small House Design
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with Green House leaders who have created their own innovative approaches to developing Green House homes while meeting the new trademark process. John Ponthie of Southern Administrative [...]
Solving Workforce Challenges Through Empowered Cultures
Join Rodel Bohulano, assistant administrator with Juneau Pioneers' Home; Harmonie Murphy, social services program coordinator, Alaska Pioneer Homes; and Carolyn Peters, president and CEO of Silver Lining Care for the first CFI webinar of [...]
LTC advocates use AI and expert insights to create guidebook of best care practices
“If we’re going to elevate the resident’s voice, we’ve got to include residents,” said Laci Cornelison, interim director of the Center on Aging at Kansas State University and coalition member, during her session at Pioneer Network and The Green House Project’s 2024 Conference on Wednesday. “We really wanted to take an approach where we’re looking at things through the lens of culture change and person-centered care. We focus mostly on quality of life rather than clinical needs.”
Community Innovations: When Professional Becomes Personal
Michala Gibson and Mandy Shoemaker have been leaders in the dementia field for 10 years. The Prairie Farmstead, a campus with three group homes on a therapeutic farm setting, is a one-of-a-kind haven for people [...]
Amid skilled nursing sell-off, these CCRC leaders are keeping options open
"At a time when hospitals continued to push more post-surgical patients straight to home care, Londonderry Village in Palmyra, PA, decided to invest in six Green House homes with 10 beds each. 'We believed in that culture and that quality of care,' said President and CEO Jeff Shireman. 'People have great experiences in that environment.'"
Turning Passion into Action: Policy Levers for Change
Real change happens when concerned leaders and citizens can translate their advocacy and passion into long-lasting policy change. Join two experts from the Center for Innovation — strategic advisor Anne Montgomery and communications director [...]
Rethinking the Dining Environment: Optimizing Outcomes for Residents with Dementia
Dining is a multi-sensory experience, one which those living with dementia may not fully experience. Lower intakes at mealtimes can lead to myriad health complications and co-morbidities among those living with dementia. However, newly developed [...]