Study: Lack of access to green space may affect brain health
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 27, 2023
Green spaces — even that small garden outside a nursing home — can have some big benefits for older adults in terms of their brain health. A new study finds that lack of access to green space, along...
LeadingAge Florida, Eldergrow awarded $1M to launch therapeutic gardening program for dozens of facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Nearly two dozen Florida nursing homes will have access to a national indoor gardening program designed for residents, thanks to a $1 million Civil Monetary Penalty grant.
Garden-variety therapy: Operator uses partnership to build green-thumb program for residents
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2021
A New Jersey-based provider is partnering with a national organization that offers indoor gardening programs for seniors in long-term care, just in time for spring. Springpoint on Wednesday announced...
Gardening therapy blooms with provider-vendor pact
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
A Long Island nursing home is the latest in the field to partner with a Seattle startup based nearly 3,000 miles away to use gardening as a remedy for its residents. Parker Jewish Institute of New Hyde...
