A new aged care facility in Adelaide’s north is close to welcoming its first lot of aged care residents – offering improved, research-backed delivery of care to our older Australians, Hello Care reports.
A first of its kind in Australia, aged care provider ACH Group is behind the new facility which is in line with the American-founded Green House Project (GHP) model of care, which promotes smaller homes and the autonomy and individuality of residents and staff.
The facility will consist of eight single-storey and self-contained buildings constructed across 15,000 square meters of land, servicing 96 residents.
The eight buildings would each contain 12-bedroom houses with residents having their own room and a private ensuite, along with a range of communal areas outside.
The GHP model is aimed at maximising the independence of residents and empowering staff and enhances the benefits of the small household model of care and successfully implemented in nearly 400 private and Not-For-Profit care homes in the US.
During the height of the pandemic in 2020, older people and staff in Green House homes in the US reportedly fared better than other homes.
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Green House care model makes its first step into Australian aged care (Hello Care)
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