McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Mor: Time to rethink U.S. nursing home landscape
"Mor says the key to quality care for long-term care residents who need social support more than medical intervention may be in private rooms and smaller, Green House-style facilities. Their small residential groupings and staff assignments were associated with lower COVID-19 risk."

Senior Housing News

Covid-19 Tests Senior Living Providers’ Creativity In Resident Engagement

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Featured: SunPorch of Smith County

Cleveland County Herald (Arkansas)

Seven of County’s Eight Virus Cases Declared Recovered

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“Dr. Mark Attwood reported last week that a second round of testing showed there were no positive cases of the coronavirus at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills nursing home in Rison despite some initial tests coming back positive.”

Richmond Times Dispatch

From COVID-19 ground zero, Dr. Jim Wright of Canterbury offers vision for dementia patients

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Susan Ryan and Jim Wright interviewed and quoted throughout.
 

KATV.com (Arkansas)

 Woman who survived tree falling on house, lives in COVID-19-impacted nursing home

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"If there were to be an outbreak in a cottage, I think we're ideally suited for that in that again, we're only housed 12 people to a cottage and that we're taking so many preventative measurements that we're ready should an outbreak occur," Montgomery said at the time."

HuffPost

As COVID-19 Ravages Nursing Homes, A New Push For Better Senior Housing

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“Downsizing current facilities is not as realistic as building smaller new ones. This was one driving force for Steve McAlilly, chief executive office of Methodist Senior Services in Tupelo, Mississippi, who launched the first of what would become a national movement called The Green House Project in 2003…"

REALTOR Magazine (National Association of Realtors)

Interview with Barbara Ballinger, writer for NAR magazine.

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Publication likely this month.

McKnight’s Senior Living News

Pandemic could push industry to explore new options for nursing homes

Quote: “The article noted that one potential solution may be building smaller facilities, as the spread of infection is greater in bigger ones. These may include more facilities following the Green House Project, a long-term care concept originally developed in 2003. Each Green House has no more than 10 to 12 residents, each of whom has an apartment and bathroom while sharing a common dining area. With two nursing assistants and a nurse for every 10 residents, the Green House concept allows the staff to develop more lasting relationships with residents.”

New York Times

As Death Toll in Nursing Homes Climbs, Calls to Redesign Them Grow

Quote: "’But anecdotal reports suggest that private rooms may be having more success at keeping the coronavirus at bay. 

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That is the conviction of the Green House Project, a nonprofit organization that oversees 266 small-house nursing homes. Of the 243 projects that supplied data in early May, eight reported having cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and there were no deaths, said Susan Ryan, the organization’s senior director.

‘From a design perspective, this has only reinforced what we thought was a good idea,’ she added.”
 

The Walrus (Canada)

Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village

Quote: “The Village doesn’t adhere to one care model. Jespersen also borrowed from other approaches around the world, including De Hogeweyk in the town of Weesp, in the Netherlands, and the Green House Project in the US. Both are community-like care homes that prioritize residents’ freedom of movement, and each also offers homey environments instead of institutional ones, providing residents with autonomy.”

Perkins Eastman Architects

How COVID-19 Will Affect Where Boomers Retire 

Green House referenced throughout.

CBS Radio with Debbie Rodriguez

Interview with Debbie Rodriguez, news anchor for CBS Morning Drive Hour. 

Deseret News

Interview about COVID-19 and the future of nursing home care with Susan.