- (a) Green House™ facilities are an attempt to enhance residents’ quality of life through the use of a noninstitutional facility model resulting in a residential-style physical plant and specific principles of staff interaction.
- (b) The Green House™ model utilizes small, free-standing, self-contained homes surrounding or adjacent to a central administration unit, with each housing between ten (10) and twelve (12) private rooms and each with full bathrooms.
(c) The residents’ rooms are constructed around a central, communal, family-style open space that includes a:
- (1) Hearth;
- (2) Dining area; and
- (3) Residential-style kitchen.
- (d) All residents’ room entrances are visible from the central communal area.
- (e) Each home is built to blend architecturally with neighboring homes.
- (f) The intent of this subpart is to create a framework that encourages the construction and operation of Green House™ facilities.