August 17, 2015
Green HouseÂŽ and Small House Homes
Saint Elizabeth Community Green House® Resident Directed Homes
Owner: Saint Elizabeth Community
SWBR Architects is happy to announce our selection as Architect for Saint Elizabeth Community’s newest building project. Saint Elizabeth Community in East Greenwich, RI has been selected by the state of Rhode Island as the only provider in the state to receive new skilled nursing beds under the state’s Resident Directed Homes Program. Saint Elizabeth and SWBR will work together with The Green House Project to create four new homes of twelve elders each. The project is currently being designed and a Summer 2015 construction start is anticipated. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, the Green House Project staff referred Saint Elizabeth Community to SWBR Architects because of our expertise in person-centered care and The Green House model.
St. John’s Home Green House® Homes
Owner: St. John’s Community Location: Penfield, NY Project Cost: $4.6M Completion Date: Fall 2011
St. John's is leading the way in transforming nursing home services for elders. In partnership with New York State Department of Health and SWBR Architects, St. John's will be the first in the nation to bring elders back to their hometowns, to live in homes, throughout the greater Rochester community. St. John's is planning to build 20 Green House® homes throughout various neighborhoods in Rochester, New York. Each house will be home to 10 elders and it will be adjacent to at least one other Green House® residence. The vehicle for change chosen by St. John's is the Green House® model. In this model, with its Eden Alternative foundational elements, elders are valued, respected, and reintroduced to a home environment, in which they will live during their final years. St. John's intends to extend the principles of this model to include a community approach that brings elders back to a home in their former communities. This is a radical new approach to skilled nursing care, where each element — care philosophy, organizational structure, and architecture — is carefully crafted to remove “institutionalization” from long-term care. Warm, caring relationships are the basis of each day. Residents, referred to as “elders,” live as part of a “family” in the community while still benefiting from the full range of clinical services provided by St. John's.
Featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Environments for Aging Annual Showcase Issue.
Jewish Home Lifecare Green HouseÂŽ Project
SWBR Architects was referred to Jewish Home Lifecare by The Green House Project to provide design review services in an effort to help reduce projected building size and construction cost. After analysis of the design documents SWBR was able to propose a conceptual design which reduced floor plate size by roughly one thousand square feet per floor. The proposed concept was noted by the client to offer elder and staffing advantages as well, reducing travel distances and optimizing service routes. Building massing was analyzed and the pictured concept reduced building volume while promoting a contextual design responsive to the neighboring community.
Not a house but a home
Owner: Jewish Home Lifecare Location: Mamaroneck, NY
Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center
The Cottages at Garden Grove
Creating a true community. SWBR Architects is thrilled to announce the completion of The Cottages at Garden Grove, a skilled nursing community of Loretto Health. The new campus of twelve homes creates a true neighborhood and a real community.
Creating community by creating connections
Each house of 8,400 square feet is home to thirteen elders. The neighborhood of homes, adjacent to an existing town library and recreational facility, is arranged as a typical residential development. Each home has a driveway and front walk out to the community sidewalks. On street parking is provided for staff and visitors rather than a central parking lot. The exteriors of each home are unique and most back to a beautiful wooded lot. Inside, each elder has a private bedroom with full bathroom. The heart of the home is open and light filled with views to both the street and backyards with woods beyond.
See this project in the Spring 2015 issue of Environments for Aging Annual Showcase Issue.
Lake Health District Green HouseÂŽ Homes
Owner: Lake Health District Location: Lakeview, OR
SWBR Architects is working with Lake Health District in Lakeview, Oregon as Design Architect for their proposed new Green HouseÂŽ Homes project. Lake Health District will construct three new homes of twelve elders. Two homes will serve skilled nursing needs while the third will be assisted living. The project is anticipated to start construction in Fall 2015. Lake Health is a critical access provider in what is deemed a Frontier County because of its remote location. These new homes will bring much needed services to the residents of Lakeview, OR. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, the Green House Project staff referred Lake Health District to SWBR Architects because of our expertise in person-centered care and The Green House model.
Rochester Presbyterian Home Memory Care Residences at Creekstone
Owner: Rochester Presbyterian Home Location: Perinton, NY Construction Cost: $6.5M Construction Start: May 2015
Based upon their great success at the Memory Care Residences at Cottage Grove, Rochester Presbyterian Home is excited to be starting construction on another four homes. The new homes will continue to serve Memory Care needs and will be located in Perinton, NY, about 30 miles from the Cottage Grove homes. This new project will allow Rochester Presbyterian Home to more broadly serve the needs of the community. The four new homes will each be licensed for 16 beds although each home will operate with 14 private bedrooms. Each bedroom has been designed at a size to meet the requirements of a double room. The rooms will be used as single resident private rooms unless a couple requests to share a room. The Memory Care Residences at Creekstone proudly extends the long tradition of excellence that has characterized the Rochester Presbyterian Home.
Canandaigua Veteran’s Affairs Medical Campus Community Living Center
Owner: Department of Veteran’s Affairs Location: Canandaigua, NY Construction Cost: $220M
The Design Concept for the CLC cottages includes a community-oriented, residential living experience. The program, character and design of the homes are formulated to promote maximum levels of personal independence and social interaction for the veteran resident. In addition to Small House living concepts, specific project goals for the VA Canandaigua Community Living Center include the following criteria: • Organize the Community Living Center Cottages in a manner that promotes neighborhood identity and interaction • Provide direct access at grade to usable exterior space for resident from each cottage • Complement the existing historic campus • Achieve LEED® Silver Certification for all buildings Cottages are designed to provide support to veterans focusing on the following care areas - Dementia, Gero-Psych, Long Term Care, Hospice, Short Term Care and Rehabilitation.
Featured in the Spring 2013 issue of Environments for Aging Annual Showcase Issue.
Rochester Presbyterian Home Memory Care Residences at Cottage Grove
Owner: Rochester Presbyterian Home Location: Chili, NY Construction Cost: $5M Completion Date: April 2009
Rochester Presbyterian Home is an established assisted living home in downtown Rochester, NY. In an effort to expand their mission and value, Rochester Presbyterian Home developed 48 beds of enhanced assisted living in a suburb of Rochester focusing on memory care. Inspired by the philosophy of the Eden Alternative and the Green House® model, these homes are a dramatic departure from the typical model of elder care. There are no long corridors, nurse’s stations or medication carts. The medical model is replaced with a home where 12 elders live. Each elder has a private bedroom and bathroom. A central hearth area with an adjacent dining room and state-of-the-art kitchen, provide ample living space for the “families.” In addition, each elder has a front porch and a secure patio and courtyard enabling the elders to freely enjoy the outdoors. The Memory Care Residences at Cottage Grove proudly extends the long tradition of excellence that has characterized the Rochester Presbyterian Home.
Baptist Health Small House Skilled Nursing
Client Name: Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Construction Cost: $31M
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center consists of a 48 acre parcel master planned into a five phase project. The first phase includes a three story Assisted Living building and a one story commons building that will serve as the link between the Assisted and Independent populations, and will house activity and support services. The second phase includes the construction of 16 Small House homes and a commons building, which will contain administration and support services for the nursing population. The third phase includes a three story Independent Living apartment building, which will link directly to the commons area and Assisted Living. The fourth phase includes 36 independent living cottages. The fifth phase provides room for growth for both the Assisted Living and Independent Living towers. Adjacent to the developed campus site is a commercial parcel that BHNRC has reserved for a commercial development, such as a bank or medical office. Baptist Health is currently located in Scotia, NY. Upon completion of the Small House component, the existing nursing home will be converted into medical offices and affordable senior housing.
Skilled Nursing
Cattarugus County - The Pines at Machias Skilled Nursing Home
Owner: Cattarugus County Location: Cattaraugus County Construction Cost: $12M
SWBR Architects completed programming through construction administration services of a 117-bed Skilled Nursing Home for Cattaraugus County. This new home replaced the existing building on the same site.
Completion Date: 2003
A contextual residential environment has been created in both appearance and function. Residential scale at the living areas provides departure from the institutional arena. Shorter travel distances encourage greater resident mobility and decreased reliance on nursing aides. The new home provides a greater sense of resident personal space and control with a decreased emphasis on sacred “staff territory�. The physical layout promotes staff cross training and staff empowerment. The Pines at Machias home uses the concept of the household unit. A smaller, self-contained unit provides the residents with a more personal, homelike environment. Two 12-bed households offer dementia care. Dining, kitchen, living, individual rooms and bathing all occur within a 12-bed household. Administrative functions and public entry occur in the historically detailed Octagon House at the center of the home. Modeled after 19th Century rural architecture, the Octagon House acts as the hub of the campus around which all of the residential households are clustered.
The Friendly Home Skilled Nursing Facility
Owner: The Friendly Home Location: Brighton, NY Construction Cost: $17M Completion Date: Spring 2009
The Friendly Home is one of the oldest, most established Nursing Homes in Rochester. Facing competitive pressures, the Friendly Home was hampered by small double rooms in their existing home, and a lack of storage space. A new entrance addition creates a welcoming first impression to the building. After two years of construction, 42,500 new square feet of building additions, newly designed rooms including spacious companion suites, a relocated Transitional Care Center and new Memory Care Center, The Friendly Home’s major addition and renovation project is complete. Since breaking ground on this project in June of 2008, The Friendly Home has undergone a dramatic transformation in size and appearance, as well as in offerings of new amenities and enhanced services. “The new building represents the next chapter in our history, enabled The Friendly Home to best satisfy the needs and expectations of our Members which have changed and grown significantly over time,” notes James E. Dewhirst, President and CEO.
Independent and Assisted Living
Living Communities, Inc. Rivers Run Senior Housing at RIT
Client Name: Living Communities, Inc. Completion Date: 2009
This project includes 70 cottage units and 82 independent living apartments (with another 38 independent living apartments and a 40 unit assisted living building planned for Phase II) adjacent to the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology. This senior community is a destination for RIT alumni and its’ significant deaf population. The Atheneum, RIT’s center for adult learning, will cooperate with the new community to provide life-long learning opportunities. Rivers Run is located along the Genesee River and near RIT’s boathouse for the crew team. Correspondingly, the architecture has a nautical flair.
Clients Served Skilled Nursing Beechwood Continuing Care Canandaigua VAMC MM Ewing Continuing Care The Friendly Home Highlands at Brighton Loretto Pines at Machias Steuben County Home Baptist Health
Independent and Assisted Living
Asbury Pointe Baptist Health Beechwood Blocher Home Christopher Communities Community Missions College Greene Edgewood Summit Sr. Living Community Elizabeth Blackwell Green House® and Small Apartments Ferris Hills at Westlake House Homes Highlands at Pittsford Canandaigua VAMC Hopkins Court Sr. Living Loretto Rochester Presbyterian Home Community Mt. St. Mary’s Apartments St. John’s Home McNiff Commons St. Elizabeth Community Pinegrove Estates Eger Nursing Home and Regency Park Rehabilitation Center RIT Rivers Run Jewish Home Lifecare Rochester Presbyterian Home Lake Health District St. Ann’s Cherry Ridge Baptist Health St. John’s Home St. Johns Brickstone Memory Support St. John’s Meadows DePaul Glenwell Thompson Apartments Highlands at Pittsford Lutheran Home Cottages St. Ann’s Cherry Ridge Highlands at Pittsford Pines at Machias Rochester Presbyterian Home RIT Rivers Run St. Ann’s Cherry Ridge St. John’s Meadows