3rd Quarter 2017                  
September 25, 2017- Jewish Senior Life  today announced the opening of nine new long-term care homes on its campus, a key milestone in its ongoing $83 million campus transformation project. The organization has invited residents, their families, community leaders and the media to attend the opening celebration of these new homes, which represent a model of care unmatched by any other senior care provider in the area.  

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In the spirit of honoring the past, officials from the  West Vue Nursing Home  broke ground for their new Green House homes the same way it happened over half a century ago-with mules and a plow!  

August 3, 2017 was a bright and sunny day to officially launch the construction of three 10-bedroom Green House homes.  In fact construction equipment was ready to begin their work once the event had concluded!
In addition to Green House staff on hand for the event, GHN Architects and Engineers President Brad Baker expressed his eagerness to be part of the the project and his deep support for the Green House model, and his hope that more will be built.

 
"To care well for others, we need to reinforce our own passion for what we do-and actively work to improve how to support our country's aging population today. That's exactly what we do at the  LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO , our nation's largest annual event for the not-for-profit aging services 
field. In education sessions, during general sessions and through eye-opening, one-of-a-kind experiences, you and your team will be immersed in our shared mission of helping older adults thrive."

The Green House Project is looking forward to opportunities to connect with visionary organizations at this of this event. 

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Visionary leaders came together at the  2017 Pioneer Network Conference in July.   The theme, 'Be The Future', is a powerful charge to change the way society views aging, and create a
better world for elders and those who work closest to them.  

The goal of this conference is to showcase innovative thought and best practices in the long-term care  culture change movement.  The Green House model was featured throughout the conference, and the national initiative is leading two sessions, one on the value of short term rehabilitation with a Green House home, and one on Best Life for elders living with dementia.

Spirits remained high before, during and after Hurricane Irma struck the city of Pompano Beach, FL in general and  The Woodlands at John Knox Village  in particular.

Located in the city of Pomp
ano Beach, Florida's first  GREEN HOUSEĀ® Project served a total of 246 guests (residents/elders) with residents transferring from Assisted Living, along with several Independent Living residents.

Additionally, 31 spouses of residents joined their loved ones along with 24 family members and children who were also together for the storm.


Reposted from Sun Sentinal, 9/22/17

BOLD Justice, an interfaith group of 20 congregations, has been hearing tragic stories of abuse and neglect in long-term care facilities for years. We write representing those congregations and the work we are doing to actively fight for a new type of skilled nursing care in Broward County.

The eight tragic deaths at the Hollywood Hills skilled nursing facility, followed by three subsequent deaths, must serve as an urgent wake-up call.

If it hasn't been obvious to anyone who ever visited a "traditional" nursing care home, we need change. We know there is a criminal investigation into the causes of this tragedy. No matter what that investigation shows, let's be clear - this was a system-wide failure. It would be naive to believe that this problem and the solution to it are isolated to one nursing home.
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Anne Ellett is a certified Nurse Practitioner _NP_ with more than 20 years of experience in elder living and memory care_ and served as Sr. Vice President with Silverado Senior Living, an award-winning Assisted Living company specializing in dementia care. 
In   Green House homes, authenticity matters - for example, we strive to build  real homes, not fake homes, not pretend homes, not places that look like a home but really feel more like an institution.  We want to create that sense of belonging, of warmth and deep knowing that we all crave.  We want the elders to feel connected to the people and the space.
Best Life supports elders living with dementia (ELWD), and here too, we strive for authenticity.  For many ELWD, their experience has been one of loss and lack of choice.  Family, friends, and professionals may respond to their diagnosis rather  than to the individual person, focusing on inabilities rather than retained talents and abilities.  The opportunities for real, authentic life experiences may be taken away, justified by saying, "It doesn't really matter, they won't know the difference."
 

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THE GREEN HOUSE Newsletter

Published quarterly to share information with providers, elders and others about THE GREEN HOUSEĀ® Project, a new and innovative approach to long-term, skilled nursing care. To learn more, visit www.thegreenhouseproject.org