Sep 03, 2009
MS Green House® Virtual Tour
MS Green House® Promises a True Home with Skilled Care
Experience a virtual tour of the MS Green House® on YouTube
People with MS who need life-long, skilled care will soon have another alternative to traditional nursing facilities. The new concept, called a “Green House®”, provides a true home where people live in intentional communities with competent, consistent, well-trained caregivers, restoring them to lives rich in autonomy, dignity, and choice.
The first urban Green House® in the country is under construction at the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL), which is owned and operated by the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea, Mass., a well-established and highly respected non-profit organization providing care since 1919.
The Central New England Chapter, in response to input from our members, committed financial and programmatic support for the development of an ‘MS Green House’ at the LFCL to accommodate 10 individuals with multiple sclerosis. They’ll each have private, accessible bedrooms and bathrooms; dine family-style on home-cooked food they can order from the in-home kitchen as they wish; socialize in a central gathering room with a fireplace; and enjoy outside courtyards with lush vegetation.
Interested persons with MS should contact the MS Green House Hotline at the Central New England Chapter by calling 1-800-344-4867, option 2, ext. 198. We look forward to January 2010 when the first residents move in!