MADISON (WKOW) — A local long-term care center is hoping to grow into a Therapeutic Interactive Intergenerational Neighborhood (TIIN).
The idea was born from founder Karin Krause’s life experience. Krause is the RN Executive Director at Hope and a Future on Madison’s west side. The adult family home has been a pet project of hers for a long time, she says.
After she saw someone close to her being referred to as a room number instead of her name in a nursing home, Krause knew she wanted to go into healthcare and make a difference. “I’m just a praying sort of person, and I was like, I want to help, and I don’t know what to do,” says Krause.