Pandemic could push industry to explore new options for nursing homes

The COVID-19 virus is spreading like wildfire through nursing homes and assisted living at a deadly rate. This could push the industry to explore different small house options like The Green House Project. Each Green House has no more than 10 to 12 residents, each of whom has an apartment and bathroom while sharing a common dining area. With two nursing assistants and a nurse for every 10 residents, the Green House concept allows the staff to develop more lasting relationships with residents. 

“Hopefully we will seize this as the moment that caused us to have that conversation, because until now long-term care has gotten the crumbs on the healthcare plate,” said Steve McAlilly, CEO of Methodist Senior Services in Tupelo, MS, who launched the first Green House in 2003.

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