Green House Homes at Mirasol

The Green House Homes at Mirasol in Loveland, Colorado, has nine homes, each with space for ten residents, and they're laid out so each person has their own private room and bathroom, but everyone comes together to share meals at a big dining table like family, which makes it easy to visit and feel less alone, and there are open kitchens, living rooms, and gardens where folks can do a bit of gardening if they want to, and it's quieter without those big central nursing stations so the spaces feel friendly and homelike rather than institutional, plus they use a self-managed work model where the Shahbazim, who are direct-care providers, handle much of the home's needs and act as managers, so the team includes Shahbazim, nurses, guides, and sages, each focusing on person-directed care to help the residents keep their dignity, privacy, and independence as best as possible, and they have a long-term care philosophy built around deep relationships between staff, residents, and families, where staff get training in person-directed care, communication, and trust, and some of them speak other languages besides English, which can help a lot sometimes, and they've got registered dietitians for nutrition, plus on-site physical medicine, rehabilitation, and therapy equipment for things like physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapy, and the community has gardens, a calendar of activities, caregiving resources, and advice for families who might need it, and folks can volunteer to help or join events, and all this is managed by Vivage Senior Living under a nonprofit status since 2012, and it's all based on the Green House Project Model for a real-home environment, with thoughtful design using natural light and elements from nature, so the place feels warm and easy to live in, and right now they aren't taking new residents but they'll give updates if space opens up later, and there's no lobby or front desks but it's more about creating a place where people-staff, residents, and families-can form strong, friendly bonds and laugh together, and the facility's had a 3.6 average rating from reviews, which means experiences are mixed, but most folks seem to settle in alright.