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Independent Housing is Cost-Effective for People Who Have Chronic Mental Illnesses

June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies examined the relative cost-effectiveness of different housing configurations for people with chronic mental illness. They also looked at the relationship between housing and neighborhood features and client outcomes (such as costs of care and length of time at one residence).

Study Examines How Older Adults and Clinicians View Tradeoffs in Treatment Options

January 13, 2011 | Program Result Report

From 2007 to 2010, a team of researchers at Yale University School of Medicine conducted a study examining how both older adults and clinicians view the tradeoffs faced by patients facing multiple medical conditions.

Bringing the Table to the Community

December 7, 2011 | Story

The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.

Revolutionizing Elder Care

November 1, 2011 | Story

New York Times recognizes Green House® model as, "the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home"

Innovative Nursing Care Model Goes Mainstream With 100th Home

September 28, 2011 | News Release

New poll, economic data underscores demand, viability of The Green House model.

Creating a Revolution in Nursing Homes: Putting Home and Heart In to Long-Term Care

September 26, 2011 | Story

RWJF Celebrates the 100th Green House Home.

Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents

January 7, 2010 | Journal Article

The culture-change movement is a broad-based effort to transform nursing homes from impersonal health care institutions into true person-centered homes offering long-term care services. The movement encompasses almost three decades of consumer advocacy coupled with legal, legislative, and policy work aimed at improving both the quality of care and the quality of life in nursing homes.

Culture Change Goes Mainstream

May 1, 2010 | Story

The founder of the Green House Project, Bill Thomas, MD, has been credited with being an instrumental player in the recent culture change movement—a movement that has changed the way the industry looks at long-term elder care. Provider Magazine feat ...

Green House Homes Grow Up

May 1, 2010 | Story

The founder of the Green House Project, Bill Thomas, MD, has been credited with being an instrumental player in the recent culture change movement—a movement that has changed the way the industry looks at long-term elder care. Provider Magazine feat ...

The Green House Project

February 12, 2010 | Story/Audio

RWJF invites audiences interested in American elder care models to attend an informational webinar to learn more about Vulnerable Populations Portfolio grantee, the Green House Project.

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