CJNH observes Jewish traditions, while meeting the spiritual needs of all residents. Devoted caregivers deliver outstanding personal assistance and nursing care.
The Leonard Florence Center combines state-of-the-art technology and amenities with compassionate caregiving. [LFCL] isn’t home-like, it’s home.
Frequently Asked Questions About the LFCL
What is a Green House®?
- A radical departure from traditional skilled nursing homes, different in architecture, size, and organization, it is designed to give the home character and its residents autonomy
Where did the concept of a Green House originate?
- Harvard-trained geriatrician, Dr. William Thomas, who felt that traditional skilled nursing homes did not enhance an elder’s quality of life, took the institutional model of care that we are familiar with, flipped it upside down, and created the Green House® model
What does being the first urban model Green House in the country mean?
- Until now, Green Houses have been developed as free-standing buildings on rural or suburban sites affiliated with traditional skilled nursing facilities, but LFCL takes the Green House® concept to a city setting for the first time within a single 93,000-square-foot building
Will the Green Houses serve any specialty populations?
- One Green House is dedicated to those living with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Another residence is dedicated to those living with multiple sclerosis (MS)
How does the staffing compare to a traditional nursing home?
- We offer a skilled clinical team that includes nurses, therapists, social workers and dieticians
- Universal caregivers known as the shahbazim, who perform housekeeping, laundry and cooking tasks as well as provide care to elders, are the heart of the Green House model
Are there licensed nurses to care for the residents?
- Our licensed nurses are part of a clinical team that provide skilled care 24 hours a day; typically, there is one licensed nurse to support two to three of our Green House homes
- Our licensed nurses visit residents to administer medications, perform treatments and document medical information