To the Editor: In 1975, my grandfather, Roger DeFeo went to Martha’s Vineyard with his older brother to find an ideal place to build family homes. Together, they found two pieces of property on Bayberry Lane, now known as Teaberry Lane. Being two sons of Italian immigrants from Revere, they didn’t grow up going to […]
Smaller is better
In the Green House model, residents live in houses of just 10 to 12 people, each with their own room and bathroom.
By Renee LohmanUpdated April 26, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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In Massachusetts and elsewhere across the country, there is insufficient senior housing, and what exists is usually too expensive. Far too often, institutional housing options for elders lead to impersonal living conditions for residents and impersonal working conditions for staff â to the detriment of both. Those working conditions, combined with low pay, have created a shortage of people who want to work with elders, particularly those trained to staff the nationâs nursing homes. At a median salary of just $13.14 per hour, the certified nursing assistants in this country are expected to provide care every day to sometimes as many as 30 frail elders. Itâs no wonder that there is high turnover and a dearth of employees to care for our nationâs