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2011 Workshops: 

February 8
Birmingham, AL

April 12 & 13
Chelsea, MA

October 4 & 5
Palmyra, PA  

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THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Newsletter Archive

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Issue Contents

Winter 2010
(PDF, 912KB)

  • Policy Updates:  Sometimes You Only Need to Climb a Hill, Not Every Mountain
  • Lighting the Way: Standards and Practices for Great Lighting
  • Calendar of Events
  • Loretto Receives HEAL Grant:  Continues Journey from "Good" to "Great"
  • Ask Dr. Bill:  Green House - The Soap Opera
  • The Garden State Goes Green
  • Fighting the Dragon:  Creating Home and the Case for Missing Med Carts
  • From Rison to Boston:  Two New Green House Projects Debut
  • Adopter's Corner: The Green House Project's Peer Network Calls Find Strength and Balance
  • The Green House Project Welcomes Its Newest Team Member:  Shira Klapper
  • Save the Date:  Live, Grow, Thrive!  Third Annual Green House Meeting and Celebration
 

Fall 2009
(PDF, 1.089KB)

  • Research Finds Increased Engagement, Quality of Work Life, and Quality of Care
  • Not Just Another Saturday Morning:  The Green House Cottages of Wentworth Place
  • Creating Champions for Change:  CMS Visits Legacy Village
  • Pioneer Network Conference – Green House Project Sponsors “Businar”
  • Ask Dr. Bill:  The Power Equation
  • New Kid on the Block:  Washington County Nursing Home
  • Fighting the Dragon:  The Power of Language
  • On My Porch: Community-based Green House Homes
  • Adopter’s Corner:  The Power of the Peer Network
  • Adopter's Corner:  Self-managed Work Teams and Self-scheduling
  • Eddy Village Green:  Expanding the Dream
  • Kansas City Hosts Second Annual Green House Project Meeting
 

Summer 2009
(PDF, 1.27MB)

  • Green House Guide Training Participation Hits Record Highs in DC
  • News from the Natural State...Arkansas
  • In the News
  • 2009 Calendar of Events
  • Spotlight on:  Dietary Services Guidelines & The Green House Project Educator Program
  • We're Growing a Home:  Maryland Supporting Elders to Live Life to Its Fullest
  • Fighting the Dragon…Bibs
  • The Role of the Nurse in The Green House Model
  • Porter Hills Goes Green, Really
 

Spring 2009
(PDF, 1.27MB)

  • Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Hosts Senate, House and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Staff
  • Thoughts from Dr. Bill…Gentling
  • Financial Benchmarking System Making Progress
  • Eddy Village Green:  A Celebration of 50th Green House Home
  • Spotlight On…Michelle Villarreal, Green House Shahbaz – Engaging Engagement
  • Legacy Village First Green House Homes in Arkansas
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Goes to Singapore for the Asia Ageing Forum
  • Lives Worth Living in Green House Homes – Photo Contest Winners
  • Fighting the Dragon…The Power of Language
  • Policy Notes…California Dreaming
  • Ave Maria Exceed $6 Million Goal; Meets Donor Challenge for Green House Homes
  • Calendar of Events…Green House Orientation Workshops
  • Annual Green House Meeting and Celebration
 

Fall-Winter
(PDF, 398KB)

  • Sweet Home Alabama
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project – Building Momentum on Capitol Hill
  • The Richness of Gerontological Nursing Diversity
  • The Green House® Design Charette
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Celebrates at AAHSA Conference in Philadelphia
  • Fighting the Dragon – A Med Cart by Any Other Name…
  • Central New England Chapter of National MS Society Collaborates on Green House® Residence for Individuals with MS
  • Visitors from the Netherlands
  • New GREEN HOUSE® Training Center to Debut in 2009
  • Spotlight on … Candria Kwak, Green House® Shahbaz
  • Thoughts from Dr. Bill
  • “IT’S NEVER 2 LATE” Comes to THE GREEN HOUSE® Homes!
  • The AIA 2009 Healthcare Design Awards:  Call for Entries
 

Summer 2008
(PDF, 355 KB)

  • Celebration, Innovation and Sharing:  The First Annual GREEN HOUSE® Meeting
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Shares Success Stories at Eden Alternative Conference
  • Green House® Project Testifies at Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing
  • Grand Rapids Elders are Truly Blessed
  • Providence Breaks Ground on New Seward Green House® Project
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Goes to CMS
  • In the News
  • Telling Your Story, Getting It Heard: An interview with Tanika White, Writer for The Baltimore Sun
  • Thoughts from Dr. Bill
  • Spotlight On…Sarah Hofffman, Green House® Shahbaz
  • THE GREEN HOUSE PROJECT® Welcomes Bill Keane
  • Calendar of Events
 

Spring 2008
(PDF, 290 KB)

  • First Annual GREEN HOUSE® Meeting and Celebration:  August 6 & 7, St. Louis, MO
  • The Green House® Model Recognized by the National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care
  • Creating Home in the Nursing Home:  GREEN HOUSE® Project Participates in National Dialogue
  • Fighting the Dragon – Recognizing Institutional Creep
  • Inaugural GREEN HOUSE® Guide Education Program:  Coaching Supervision
  • 2008 Calendar of Events:  THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Orientation Workshops
  • The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Recognizes THE GREEN HOUSE® Project
  • If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It!  Profile of Mildred Auer, by Her Niece, Cheryl Williams
  • Texas Grows GREEN in 2008:  Reports From Our Two Newest Homes
  • Spotlight on…Emma Williams, GREEN HOUSE® Shahbaz
  • THE GREEN HOUSE® Project Welcomes New Team Member:  Susan Frazier
 
 

Winter 2008
(PDF, 327 KB)

  • Nebraska Honors Tabitha Green House® Project
  • In their own words…Reflections of Green House® Shahbazim
  • Top Priority: Memory Support Services at Asbury Park
  • Building “Green” at Porter Hills
  • Wyoming Welcomes Culture Change
  • Measuring Up: Financial and Clinical Benchmarking Systems for Adopters
  • Green House® Project Makes a Big Splash in Orlando
  • The Year in Review: 2007
  • 2008 Calendar of Events
  • Snapshots: Around The Green House® Community
  • The Green House® Project Welcomes New Team Members
 
   
   



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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