An intentionally built environment is crucial to support the success a person-directed home. ProBuilder Magazine highlights innovation in senior care with a focus on the comprehensive transformation of The Green House model. Green House “has three core values,” says senior director Susan Frazier Ryan, “real homes, meaningful life (culture) and empowered staff (organizational change/human architecture, all of which help an elder live the best life.”
This article features innovative Green House homes, including St. John’s, the first
community integrated Green House homes as a model to influence future developers as they look to meet the needs of an aging population,”In 10 years, the first of the 77 million baby boomers will turn 80. That’s the age, say those involved in senior housing, where the intersection of the built environment and health is critical.”