COMMUNITY TOURS
Community tours offer insight into innovations of senior living designs, and these walkthroughs provide real-life examples of incorporating best practice techniques, new enrichment opportunities, and designs focused on memory and dementia care.
T01 – The Homeplace at Midway, a Green House® Residence
Saturday, April 26
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
EFA attendees are invited to visit Homeplace at Midway, the first Green House® Project community in Kentucky, founded with the belief that everyone has the right to age with dignity. The community is designed to promote physical, emotional, and social wellness, providing its elders with opportunities to engage daily in meaningful pursuits.
The Green House model is defined by three ideals: real home, meaningful life, and empowered staff. Each of the four cottages at the Homeplace at Midway meet these structural, procedural, and philosophical principles.
The program will include an overview of the architectural and interior design components of Green House/Small House homes as well as details on the operational and staffing models in use, shared by Mary Lynn Spalding, president and CEO of Christian Care Communities, and Susan Ryan, president and CEO of Center for Innovation. Following a 30-minute tour of the community, led by architect Rob Simonetti, senior living studio leader at LaBella Associates, a panel discussion of individuals who work in the Green House will be facilitated so attendees can hear directly from those who operate the model.
This tour and presentation will serve as a primer for the Tuesday afternoon session E38 – Solving the Skilled Nursing Dilemma: Right-Sizing, Not Exiting. While the tour focuses on new construction, the educational session will focus on implementing cultural transformation within existing skilled nursing centers by incorporating the Green House core design values.
Tour Capacity: 35 attendees. Now sold out!
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how the design of the Green House/Small House
homes is intentional, meant to “deinstitutionalized” care, while still meeting the rigorous standards for care in skilled care, personal care, and assisted living settings.
2. Be able to connect the dots on how the design fuels the operational and financial viability of Green House / Small House communities.
3. Comprehend how the universal worker model works, its positive outcomes for improved clinical care and staff retention, and how to sustain the model over time.