Buckner Opens GREEN HOUSE Homes in Longview
LONGVIEW – Buckner Westminster Place, a Buckner Retirement Services community, celebrated the grand opening of its new Green House homes Saturday. Buckner is the first retirement community to embrace the Green House model in East Texas and only the 13th in the nation. The Green House project, created by geriatrician and author William Thomas, focuses on de-institutionalizing long-term care by creating small group homes housing eight to 10 people. The residents have private bedrooms and bathrooms, open kitchen/living areas called the “Hearth Room,” and are cared for by a nurturing “Shabaz,” or elder assistant. Residents are given universal access within the home and help establish menus, activities and house routines, while nurses make regular visits to assist with medical needs.
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