Many of us who are living a planet friendly lifestyle will soon be thinking of long term care for our parents. That is why many Assisted living facilities are now offering green or at least green-er care homes.
The first step when providing eco-friendly assisted living facilities is green construction. There are many building supplies made of recycled materials that help to remove items from the landfill instead of simply creating more garbage. For example, recycled plastic is extremely popular for decking material, siding and outdoor furniture. There are many other such building products available on the market for new construction or renovation that can help make a building an eco-build.
There are also other ways to make the care facility one that fits in with your eco-friendly lifestyle including — composting, alternative power sources, low VOC paints, recycled paints, organic gardening activities, recycling, electronic data management techniques, alternative homeopathic therapies, rain water storage and many, many more. Ask a care facility how they are upgrading to green. Dual flush toilets? Energy star appliances? Low flow shower heads??
