If you are researching a course of treatment or a cause of disease for an aging parent, family member, or friend, the chances are that you will read scientific studies. Perhaps you will check PubMed, the National Institutes of Health site that has abst…
Continue Reading“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” -Ronald Reagan Eating at a dinner table with friends and family is not only the quintessential portrait of Thanksgiving, but also an activity that can promote significant positive change. In … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingHere’s a fascinating animation superimposed over a lecture by psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist on the two hemispheres of the brain. You may have to watch it 15 times to really get it.
Continue ReadingA basic tenant of THE GREEN HOUSE model is that an empowered, self-managed team of direct care workers will improve the quality of life and care of elders in long-term care settings, as well as the quality of life and … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingNew ChangingAging subscriber Mark Elliott posted a comment describing graduate research he is pursuing investigating the effect children have on the cognitive state of people living with Alzheimer’s. This sounds very exciting — Any suggestions for Mark? I’ll try to get Dr. Al Power and Dr. Richard Taylor to respond. Please share your thoughts below […]
Continue ReadingSharkey, Hudak, Horn, and colleagues (2010) collected data to examine differences in staffing utilization in Green House homes compared to traditional nursing homes. During the study, clinical outcome data were collected and analyzed to help frame future research. Resident acuity … Continue reading →
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Today, The Green House Project had the honor of accepting the GE Healthcare Award for Best Paper. Over 1,800 leaders, including top lenders in health care finance, assembled at the National Investment Center (NIC) conference in Washington, DC. The National Investment … Continue reading →
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One of several big announcements from the first day of The Green House Project fourth annual meeting and celebration in Birmingham, Ala., is the upcoming publication this September of a major report on the financial and clinical outcomes from the Green House model. It concludes that the Green House model operating costs are equal to or lower than traditional nursing homes and it produces better clinical outcomes and satisfaction.
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