Policy Briefing: Redesigning the Nursing home

A February 8, 2013, Capitol Hill briefing on the Green House project, an RWJF grantee.

Green House Research Collaborative

November 12, 2012 | Evaluation

The Green House Project has partnered with The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare (THRIVE) to learn more about what contributes to better quality care in nursing homes, including Green House homes.

Evidence Behind the Green House and Similar Models of Nursing Home Care

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

The article examines evidence related to the essential elements of Green House homes and similar models of nursing home care.

Moving to Music

January 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post

"We've had classical. We've had rock. We've had country. We've had instrumental. You can see the staff and residents bop their head[s] to different ones," Pam Larimore-Skinner, director of nursing at Signature HealthCare of Trimble County in Bedford ...

Prognostic Effect of Prior Disability Episodes Among Nondisabled Community-Living Older Persons

December 1, 2003 | Journal Article

Assessment of this sample at the 18-month marker was used as the baseline or zero-time for the present study.

Nursing Home Use by Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries in the Last Year of Life

April 1, 2007 | Journal Article

The prevalence of Medicaid nursing home use in the last year ranged from 23 percent for those aged 74 and younger to 60 percent for those aged 85 and older.

Doing Better to Do Good

June 1, 2007 | Journal Article

The Impact of Strategic Adaptation on Nursing Home Performance.

Green House Model Featured in Parade Magazine

June 1, 2009 | Story

The autonomy it provides its residents has led to the 50th Green House opening in the United States a full year earlier than anticipated.

Minneapolis Integrated Provider Network Reduces Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents and Shares Risk Among Providers

August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Fairview Foundation in Minneapolis created and evaluated Fairview Partners, an integrated health network of providers working together to improve the quality and delivery of health services to chronically ill nursing home patients.

Who Will Care for the Elderly?

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Florida State University Research Foundation convened a conference addressing the central concerns facing families, care providers and policymakers about nursing home care.