Welcome Home

    Our philosophy is home. "It's simple really...all people have the right to home, that blend of shelter, relationships, expressions, meaning and sense of self that we have enjoyed our entire lives. " (1)

    Our journey at Greenbrier has led us to create Oklahoma's first "Welcome Home" project.

    In their home, residents plan what their home will look like; they plan when and what they will order at The Rose Garden Cafe'. They decide if they want to help with household tasks, like folding laundry. It's the resident's choice to join in the weekly household planning or the daily household gathering. Pick up a video to watch that night or go to the Town Hall to see guests perform or visit a library area.

    This "Household Model" may challenge your understanding...but think about the way things should be at home.

In our "Household Model"...

• Each home has a household staff that meets the particular needs of the 17 to 28 residents who reside in that home.
  
• The resident's day and routine is directed by the choices (what to wear, what to eat, what activity they want to be a part of....) they, the resident, make.

    But it takes everyone believing in this vision and mission because...

Everyone deserves a place to call home!

Each home at Greenbrier has its own Household Staff. The members of each staff include:

• Household Nurses
• Household Care Givers
• Life Enrichment Guides
• Household Mentors: the Nurse Leader - a Social Service Mentor - a Community Mentor, an Environmental Mentor

• the Residents of the Household
• their Families
• the Household Staff

    Everything planned and offered in the home is designed around what the residents of the household want; whether it is in the morning, afternoon or evening. Each Household Staff supports resident desires through one-on-one enrichment as well as through Household Gatherings and Community Events.

    Family and Friends are Stakeholders in the home and are an important part in the life of the home. The goal of each Household Staff is to help families support their loved one and live out an enriched and meaningful life.

Our Household Model Values

1. "We value person-centered care, focusing first on each individual's unique personality and how they wish to live each day.
   
2. We value elders, families and staff as integral team members working together to create a fulfilling and meaningful life for all.
   
3. We value self led teams that decide among themselves the most appropriate individual and team responses to the needs and desires of elders.
   
4. We value "home" as relating to each individual heart's desire and strive to enable the choices and quality that elders enjoyed in their own homes. Each is respected as an individual and shares in decision making.
   
5. We value community, where members live, work and socialize; where they are actively engaged and determine for themselves how to give and receive within their friendships, household, neighborhood, city, state, and country.
   
6. We value growth--in education (knowledge) as both means and end. By deeply investing in staff, resident and family growth, we further community, enhance the possibilities of individual fulfillment and set an implicit standard that guides our behavior as an organization." (3)

Life Enrichment

    Think about the things that enrich your life and bring you joy. No matter what your age you deserve those things that bring you happiness and contentment. Each Household Staff member seeks to discover the life enrichment interests of each of their residents. The Household Staff is supported and directed by the Life Enrichment Guide for the home.

    Each Household Staff member is tasked with the responsibility of enriching the lives of their residents through; one-on-one activities, during small Household gatherings and through their support and involvement in community events.

    The Household Staff is also there to encourage families in their support and involvement in enriching the lives of their loved ones.

1, 2 LaVrene Norton, MSW, Living and Working in Harmony - Training Guide for Self-led Teams (Meadowlark Hills of Manhattan ,KS 2006) p. 3
3 LaVrene Norton, MSW, Living and Working in Harmony - Training Guide for Self-led Teams (Meadowlark Hills of Manhattan ,KS 2006) p. 22

The Rose Garden Cafe

A resident centered dining experience has come to Greenbrier Village. Residents, resident families and our staff eat The Rose Garden Cafe. Our cafe features "home-style" cooking made to order.

    A waiter or waitress will greet you, take your order and serve you a wonderful meal, that you select, from The Rose Garden Cafe's menu.

    Resident menus are free of pricing because their meals are included in their rent. Guests, resident families and friends select from a priced menu. The priced menu, located at the reception desk, includes taxes.

    At the Cafe', special diets are followed and residents that are unable to make a menu choice receive a nutritionally balanced meal selected by the staff. Those needing help with eating will receive individualized attention. Room service is available when necessary.

Welcome Home Veterans

Veterans who need 24 hour care no longer have to leave the Enid area.

Contact Jim Thorpe or Bobbie Jo Sutton at 580-233-0121