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Proposed legislation would fund small-home nursing care
The federal IMPROVE Nursing Homes Act (H.R. 8677) would address the nation’s institution-based nursing home infrastructure by bringing...
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Oct 7, 20221 min read
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Momentum Builds for Private Rooms Amid Nursing Home Reform Push
As Vernon Homes moves closer to building its Green House community with residences that house just 12 elders and feature private bedrooms an
thegreenhousevt
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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AARP: Green House caregiving is forward-thinking
In a Green House (a model that Vernon Homes is actively pursuing now), the teams providing the care are self-directed and empowered.
thegreenhousevt
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Green House: Made for This Moment
Nationwide, Covid cases in Green House communities and other small-house nursing homes have been less than 50 percent of the cases in other
thegreenhousevt
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Fixing the Institutional Model of Nursing Home Care
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the problems that have long been baked into America’s institutional nursing home model – one that can be...
thegreenhousevt
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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The Movement Grows
The revolution grows stronger by the day as new Green House communities are being planned and built.
thegreenhousevt
May 6, 20212 min read
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Health Affairs: The Big Idea Behind A New Model Of Small Nursing Homes
HEALTH AFFAIRS VOL. 40, NO. 3: NURSING HOMES, COVID-19 & MORE | By Rob Waters Staff: Unlike the workforce at traditional nursing homes,...
thegreenhousevt
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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The Green House Journey Amid the Pandemic
Just a few months into the pandemic, it became apparent that Green House homes were faring better than traditional nursing homes.
thegreenhousevt
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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Study: Green Houses had fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths
The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association found that residents of Green Houses and other smaller...
thegreenhousevt
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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What Other Organizations are saying about the Green House Model
One of the best ways for friends of Vernon Homes to understand the Green House community we are developing is to consider what other...
thegreenhousevt
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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‘Smaller is Better’: Covid-19 Primes Senior Living for Rise of Small-House Models
Article as seen in Senior Housing News: By Tim Regan June 3, 2020 Small-house senior living may be well-suited to handle the disruptions...
thegreenhousevt
Jun 3, 20206 min read
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Just What Is A "Green House?"
Momentum Is Accelerating At Our Vernon Campus As Planning Continues Towards Our Long-Held Vision For A Revolutionary Nursing Home Model....
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Mar 4, 20203 min read
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The Green House® Community At Vernon Homes | Living With Meaning
We are in the process of transforming our Vernon campus into a new model of elder living based on the nationally recognized Green House...
Kristy-Lee Belcourt Arts Ink Photography
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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