Latest Greenhouseproject Podcast Episodes

Recap: Howard Gleckman

Elevate Eldercare - September 04, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes
In this recap of this week’s episode with Howard Gleckman, Mary and I have a bit to say about that. In particular, we discuss his impressive knowledge of tax policy, funding, and long-term care and his ability to bring all those things together in a succinct and easily understandable way. ...

Flaws and Possible Solutions to Fixing the Eldercare Crisis: A Conversation with Howard Gleckman

Elevate Eldercare - September 02, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour
In this episode, Susan Ryan talks with Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., where he is affiliated with both the Tax Policy Center and the Program on Retirement Policy. Gleckman is the author of Caring for our Parents, a book that tells the stories of ...

Friday Recap: Interdependence & Understanding Bias

Elevate Eldercare - August 28, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes
From the words of Mary & Marla, hosts of the Friday Recap of this podcast: There was so much to learn and such rich complex issues to unpack in this episode that we took 18 minutes to do it. But we think it will all be worth it to you as we explore the history and origin of the National Caucus...

Karyne Jones and the NCBA: Disparities, Racism, and Ageism Amid COVID

Elevate Eldercare - August 26, 2020 04:00 - 55 minutes
Susan Ryan sits down with Karyne Jones, president and CEO of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging and NCBA Housing Management and Development Corporation. Together they unpack the many issues surrounding COVID-19 and the health disparities that exist among people of color. You wi...

Friday Recap: How the Green House Model Came to Be

Elevate Eldercare - August 21, 2020 14:13 - 18 minutes
In this recap, Marla and Mary examine three components of the episode: the origin story of the Green House model, where The Green House Project is now, and what the future of eldercare might look like. From the first home built by Steve McAlilly’s organization, Methodist Senior Services, in 20...

Origin Story: Dr. Bill Thomas and Steve McAlilly and the Genesis of The Green House Project

Elevate Eldercare - August 19, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes
Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Bill Thomas, creator of the Green House model of nursing home care, and Steve McAlilly, president and CEO of Methodist Senior Services in Tupelo, Miss., the first organization to build a Green House home. You will hear Bill and Steve describe how Green House came ...

Friday Recap: Tammy Marshall’s Eye-Opening Perspectives

Elevate Eldercare - August 14, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes
Marla and Mary examine Tammy Marshall’s unique look at impact of coronavirus pandemic on older adults and on the communities that her company, Thrive Senior Living, owns and operate. In the process, they explore salutogenic versus pathogenic approaches to care, wellbeing, and Atul Guwande’s cont...

Salutogenesis: Tammy Marshall and Proactive, Holistic Approaches to Care

Elevate Eldercare - August 12, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes
Susan sits down with Tammy Marshall, chief experience officer at Thrive Senior Living, a luxury provider of independent living, assisted living, and memory care in the eastern and southeastern United States.  Tammy’s deep knowledge of nursing and aging services, unique approaches to care, and ...

Friday Recap: Dr. James Wright and the Eldercare Narrative

Elevate Eldercare - August 07, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes
Mary and Marla deconstruct Dr. Wright’s story of the devastating impact COVID-19 had at the Virginia nursing home where he serves as medical director. In examining his commitment to improving the lives of elders living with dementia, Mary and Marla discuss his commitment to changing the narrativ...

Galvanized: Dr. James Wright and His Journey to Becoming an Advocate for Elders

Elevate Eldercare - August 05, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes
Ryan sits down with Dr. James Wright, medical director of three nursing homes in Richmond, Va., to discuss his experience managing a tragic outbreak of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, how it has shaped his view of eldercare, and how he plans to improve it. Now in recovery phase of the outbreak...

A Crucible Moment: Carol Silver Elliott Meets COVID-19

Elevate Eldercare - July 22, 2020 19:37 - 1 hour
Susan Ryan is joined by Carol Silver Elliott, president and CEO of Jewish Home Family (JHF), a nonprofit aging services organization located in northern New Jersey. In this first episode of Elevate Eldercare, Carol’s tenacity and acumen as a leader is evident as she describes how she took a ch...

Friday Recap: Warrior Mode and Leadership through Crisis

Elevate Eldercare - July 22, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes
In the first Friday Recap of Elevate Eldercare, Mary and Marla break down Susan Ryan’s interview with Carol Silver Elliott, president and CEO of The Jewish Home Family in Rockleigh, N.J. As they examine Carol’s experience leading her team through the COVID crisis, Marla and Mary focus on several...

Introducing: Elevate Eldercare

Elevate Eldercare - July 22, 2020 04:00 - 11 minutes
Nursing homes rarely garner positive attention, particularly from the media, and especially since the onset of COVID-19. It is within this context that The Green House Project has launched Elevate Eldercare, a podcast that seeks to speak up and out about the issues that have enabled a traditiona...