Green houses

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is investing $15 million over five years to support Green Houses, home-like alternatives to traditional, institutional nursing homes, according to a June 24 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article. RWJF is working with the founder of the Green House movement, physician Bill Thomas, a Harvard Medical School graduate, who became "distressed" by his experience working in a nursing home. Green Houses are designed for seven to ten seniors, each with his or her own room, who dine together every night.

Green Houses Growing in Numbers Across the States, 6.24.08. See link to the WSJ article that includes a video.