Household Model

Samaritan Bethany has adopted the Household Model of living for all of our Assisted Living, Memory Care Assisted Living, Short-Term Rehabilitation, and Long-Term Care communities.

Choice and Dignity

The Household Model reflects a progressive and transformative approach to delivering services to older adults. The model is thoughtfully based on person-directed values and practices that consider and respect the voices of seniors and their caregivers. These principles include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.

Action Pact, a unique culture change company, describes the household model further:

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Each household has decision-making autonomy and is consistently staffed. Residents get up when they want, bathe how and when they want, go to bed when they want, eat when and what they want, and decide how they will spend their day. Household life is “normal,” spontaneous, and full of new experiences.

Smaller Scale

Each household features 13–16 private rooms with a shared, family-style kitchen, small dining room, and living room designed to feel similar to those found in a private home. Living rooms feature bookshelves, a TV/movie area, and a Wii. Each household also has a balcony. Two adjacent households form a “neighborhood,” with each neighborhood named after an actual Rochester neighborhood.

This smaller-scale arrangement, compared to a traditional corridor layout, has a more intimate feel and allows residents a greater degree of flexibility to set their own schedules—for sleeping and waking, mealtimes, and other activities. We feel that’s only right. After all, this is their home.

Closer Connections

The Household Model also allows for more meaningful connections among residents, as well as greater familiarity between residents and the staff who work in each household. Staff are empowered to make decisions that best serve residents’ needs in the moment.