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Adult Day Care Center for Alzheimer's Patients Reached Breakeven a Year Ahead of Schedule

January 25, 2007 | Program Result Report

From 1993 to 1995, Nevins Family of Services expanded its existing adult day health services by opening an Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Center in Methuen, Mass. It center also achieved financial self-sufficiency.

"Green Houses" Provide a Small Group Setting Alternative to Nursing Homes

January 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Green House(TM) is a model of skilled long-term care designed to transform traditional skilled nursing facilities into homes providing meaning and growth for the people who live and work in them.

Supportive Housing

January 1, 2007 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, the Foundation's investments in housing is discussed, from its early efforts to provide health care services to homeless people, to its current support of the Corporation for Supportive Housing.

Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

October 25, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Self-Determination for People with Developmental Disabilities Program was a national program to help 18 states implement a more cost-effective system for serving persons with developmental disabilities.

The Role of Adult Day Services

April 29, 2003 | Story

These centers, located in many communities across the country, provide health, social, and support services for adults with impaired physical, mental, and/or social abilities.

Affordable Assisted Living for Low-Income Seniors

June 18, 2003 | Story

Disparate local, state and federal agencies with public and private developers create affordable, assisted living residences for low-income tenants.

Disparities in Nursing Home Quality

February 22, 2005 | Story

Universities examined characteristics of the nation's 17,000 nursing homes to determine why the quality of some nursing homes is so much worse than that of others.

Returning Control and Dignity to Elderly Residents

December 9, 2007 | Story

The Green House project is a model for small-group, self-contained houses for 10 elders with substantial disabilities that provides skilled nursing home services.

Green Houses Offer Elders an Alternative

June 24, 2008 | Video/Story

Many frail elders seek an alternative to the typical institutional-style nursing home. With more Green Houses taking root across the United States, that alternative is getting closer to home.

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