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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thegreenhousevt
- Apr 26
- 2 min
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
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thegreenhousevt
- Feb 25
- 1 min
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.
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thegreenhousevt
- Feb 25
- 1 min
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
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thegreenhousevt
- Feb 4
- 3 min
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...
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thegreenhousevt
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
The Movement Grows
The revolution grows stronger by the day as new Green House communities are being planned and built.
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thegreenhousevt
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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thegreenhousevt
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
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.
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thegreenhousevt
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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thegreenhousevt
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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thegreenhousevt
- Jun 2, 2020
- 6 min
‘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...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
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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Kristy-Lee Belcourt Arts Ink Photography
- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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