The
Pioneer Movement
The Household
Model comes out of a philosophy on aging and long- term care that is known
as The Pioneer Movement. This common sense thinking offers the idea that
human beings of any age have a need to have a normal lifestyle, to nurture
one's soul, and to take care of the whole person. This is the model on
which long-term care should be built – rather than with a medical model
that treats the elderly or infirm as patients.
This philosophy originated in Scandinavia – where they had nursing homes as homes, bringing normalcy back into the environment, within all necessary regulations.
The Pioneer movement has started to create this by looking at the best practices from facilities all over New York State. It is now the trend all facilities are going for new builds in last 6-7 years
