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Forbes Magazine, NCB Capital Impact Finds Opportunity in Innovative Initiatives like The Green House Project

Capital Impact, COO, Annie Donovan, is interviewed in Forbes Magazine, to talk about the work that Capital Impact does to support people and communities to live to their highest potential at every stage of life, “Our overarching goal is to … Continue reading

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Casey, Schumer, Enzi and Wicker Introduce Bipartisan Bill Help Older Americans Access Care Close to Family and Friends

REPRINTED from Senator Robert P. Casey’s Website Friday, December 16, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) today introduced legislation to help small house nursing homes more easily … Continue reading

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Consumer Preference Asserts, Small is Better!

The Green House Project was higlighted in  Senior Housing News, to describe consumer preference for household models of Long Term Care. By exploring the viability of small household models like The Green House Project, there are opportunities to move to this … Continue reading

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Smart Money Blog, “the kind of thing boomers might really want.”

Today’s Smart Money Blog, part of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, wrote about a “New Kind of Nursing Home“, The Green House Project. The author highlighted key aspects of The Green House Project transformation, including the change in architecture, … Continue reading

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Ave Maria Home, Grand Opening Celebration

November 11, 2011 On a crisp and beautiful fall evening, various stakeholders joined together to celebrate the Grand Opening of Ave Maria home, in Bartlett, TN. Through a journey of many years, through successes and setbacks, the team at Ave … Continue reading

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Christa Hojlo, “creating environments where the very best can happen for people”

Christa Hojlo, National Director for VA Community Living Centers, Veterans Health Administration, speaks here at the opening celebration about why the VA sees the Green House model as a long-term alternative to traditional nursing homes.  She reflects, that we are … Continue reading

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A Veteran’s Reflections on Veteran’s Day

Randy Cook, a veteran who will be moving into Freedom House on 11/29/11, at VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, served in the Army from 1976-96. He was a Sgt in the army, and he served our county … Continue reading

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Video of Elder Veteran, Thomas Harrell, From St. Martin’s in the Pines

In honor of Veteran’s Day, on November 11, we are pleased to highlight the work that is being done in Green House homes around the country to bring homes of dignity, privacy and individuality to the heros of this nation. … Continue reading

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Fox Hill Village, Construction and Training Underway for Green House homes

  The leadership team at Fox Hill Village, in Westwood, Massachusetts, is participating in The Green House Project training program, The Coaching Approach to Leading Change, this week. This program, developed in partnership with PHI, is geared to shift the … Continue reading

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From The New York Times’ New Old Age Blog: A Home for Those Who Hate Nursing Homes.”

The New York Times did a follow up blog post on last week’s feature on The Green House Project, A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home. This weekend’s post on The New Old Age Blog is titled, A Home for Those Who Hate Nursing Homes. Continue reading

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Veteran’s Day Interview Project

Veteran’s Day Interview In honor of Veteran’s Day, The Green House Project would like to honor those who have served to protect our country and our freedom by collecting meaningful stories to honor their lives and contributions: To participate in … Continue reading

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John A. Hartford Foundation reflects on the Green House Project 100th home celebration

The Green House Project has been featured in a new post on Health AGEenda, a blog of the John A. Hartford Foundation. The post’s author, Wally Patawaran, attended the Green House Project’s 100th home celebration event in West Orange, NJ and wrote … Continue reading

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The Huffington Post: “The Green House Project Reinvents Long-Term Eldercare”

The Green House Project is featured today in a new story on the progressive news and commentary website The Huffington Post. Titled The Green House Project Reinvents Long-Term Eldercare, the piece explores the value of the Green House model. Here’s an excerpt: While the number … Continue reading

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The New York Times calls The Green House Project “the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home”

New York Times reporter Laurie Tarkan recently visited The Green House Project homes in West Orange, NJ (Green House celebrated opening its 100th home at the time). Her new story highlights the impact of the model on the traditional nursing care industry and its … Continue reading

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The Green House Project Highlighted in Forbes Magazine

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey was interviewed about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s recent $100M “impact capital” commitment, in the most recent edition of Forbes Magazine. This commitment is meant to signal to the market that health is the next frontier of impact investing. … Continue reading

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