Green Homes
I was surfing some of the blogs this morning, and ended up at Legal Medicine where Lauren Ellerman had posted this video from YouTube. I admit I had not heard about this concept, at least not in this form. I have heard of the Eden Alternative, but this is the Eden Alternative at its best. This is what the nursing home industry should strive for - this is the sort of care that all elderly should have access to. Its certainly the sort of care I'd like to have if necessary, and that I'd want my parents to have, if necessary.
And you know what the greatest part is? The way that the hands-on caregivers - the people who are usually on the bottom of the totem pole in a regular nursing home - they become the most valuable, and they love their jobs! Under their care, the residents are thriving.
If you're at all interesting in the future of long term care, this video is a must watch. If you've been in a typical nursing home, and see how it usually works, the video will bring tears to your eyes. If not, you still cannot mistake the vast improvement between the nursing home and the Green home.
And if you want to know more, just google it, Green Homes - I did - And found this NPR story - among other things. I haven't listened to it yet, but I will before the day is out.
I hope that this is the future.
Not a bad thing to have to look forward to. Certainly not as bad as the alternatives . . .
