When the Australia-based ACH Group agreed to become the first provider outside of the United States to fully implement the Green House model, CEO Frank Weits was taking the next step in his organization's 70-year tradition of person-directed care – and building on his own experiences in eldercare, which began as a teenager growing up in the Netherlands.

Weits joins Susan Ryan to discuss his vision for Healthia, the Green House community coming to South Australia later this year, and ACH Group's commitment to "social role valorization" – the idea that the roles we play in life, whether that's as a professional or a charity volunteer or a grandparent or a participant in a hobby, help to provide us meaning and satisfaction.

Both ACH Group and the Center for Innovation built their operational philosophies around the goal of empowering elders to keep playing those roles as they age, maintaining vital connections with the people, communities, and activities that give them meaning. Together, we'll break new ground in Australia!

Learn more about the ACH Group: https://achgroup.org.au/

Read about the ACH-Green House partnership: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/press-releases/australia-expansion/