The community will house 80 patients each year
as they receive treatment for cancer
GILBERT,
Ariz., June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Taylor Morrison, Banner MD Anderson
Cancer Center and the Banner Health Foundation began moving the
very first patients into a new community of homes that will house
patients and their care partners while they undergo treatment at
Banner MD Anderson in Gilbert,
Ariz. Built and donated by Taylor
Morrison, the homes are within walking distance of the
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, eliminating the financial burden
of travel and hotel stays for approximately 80 patients and their
families each year so they can focus on recovery in a comfortable
environment.
"As a homebuilder, there's no greater gift we could give than to
build a community of homes that will eliminate undue stressors like
hotel costs alongside rent or mortgage payments, and allow patients
to simply heal," said Taylor
Morrison Chairman and CEO Sheryl
Palmer. "It was deeply important to us that what we were
building was a true community—a place for patients to share
experiences and support one another. It will be something quite
unique and we hope incredibly healing."
While many patients can afford a short hotel stay, few are
prepared to pay for long-term lodging, especially those whose
treatment protocol requires weeks to months of daily therapy or
close post-surgical monitoring. For many, affording a place to stay
during treatment can mean the difference between receiving care or
not. That spurred the creation of Banner MD Anderson's Home Away
from Home program, which covers the cost of local stays at
partner hotels for qualifying patients.
Patients who have the longest length of stay will be prioritized
to stay in the new homes, while others will receive lodging support
through the ongoing hotel program.
The design of the homes draws upon Taylor Morrison's build-to-rent brand Yardly,
featuring 1,000-square-foot fully furnished homes, complete with
two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, gathering room and
private backyards. Additional space is available within the
community for future development, depending on patient demand in
the coming years.
"Despite advancements in cancer technology, true healing occurs
at home," said Dr. Matthew
Callister, senior physician executive for Banner MD
Anderson Cancer Centers. "These homes provide comfort, safety and
hope for vulnerable patients on their cancer journey, serving as a
sanctuary away from their home communities."
The Home Away from Home program began to
support cancer patients whose treatment protocol spans 30 or more
days and who lack local housing. This patient population includes
those undergoing a stem-cell transplant who need to be within 30
minutes of the facility to qualify for their transplant and for
post-operative monitoring, and blood cancer patients who receive
daily treatment for weeks or months. The program now assists
qualifying patients with all types of cancer, where proximity to
their care team is vitally important. Without this assistance, a
patient can spend, on average, $5,500
in hotel stays—even with discounted rates offered by hotel
partners.
Today's grand opening allowed local dignitaries, donors and
stakeholders to tour the homes and hear from two of the first
patients who moved in as they continue their treatment for Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia. With Taylor
Morrison's relationship with The Home
Edit and Clea
Shearer's personal and public cancer journey, it
was a natural fit to have the celebrity organizers involved in
making these houses feel like homes. Founders Clea Shearer and Joanna
Teplin surprised the patients by moving them into their new
homes while organizing their belongings.
For a press kit, including photos and video from the event,
click here.
About Taylor Morrison
Headquartered in
Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison is one of the nation's leading
homebuilders and developers. We serve a wide array of consumers
from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury and
resort lifestyle homebuyers and renters under our family of
brands—including Taylor Morrison,
Esplanade, Darling Homes Collection by Taylor Morrison and Yardly. From 2016-2024,
Taylor Morrison has been recognized
as America's Most Trusted® Builder by Lifestory
Research. Our strong commitment to sustainability, our communities
and our team is highlighted in our latest
annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. For
more information about Taylor
Morrison, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.
About Banner Health Foundation
Established in 2001,
the Banner Health Foundation engages the community and stewards
charitable gifts to advance Banner Health's nonprofit mission of
making health care easier so life can be better. Contributions are
invested locally to support patient care programs and services
operated by Banner's many hospitals and health care facilities in
Arizona and Wyoming. For more information, please
visit www.bannerhealthfoundation.org.
About Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Banner MD
Anderson Cancer Center delivers cancer care to patients through the
partnership of Banner Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Banner
MD Anderson offers focused disease-specific expertise in the
medical, radiation and surgical management of the cancer patient;
an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care;
access to clinical trials and new investigative therapies;
state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis, staging and
treatment of all types of cancer; oncology expertise in supportive
care services. For more information,
visit www.BannerMDAnderson.com.
About The Home Edit
The Home Edit was founded in 2015
by Clea Shearer and Joanna
Teplin with the goal of reinventing traditional organizing
and merging it with design. Since then, it has grown into a global
media and organization company with a social following of over 9
million people and organizing teams in 7 cities across the
country. The Home Edit has become a household name with three
New York Times' bestselling books, an
Emmy-nominated Netflix show, "Get Organized with the Home Edit,"
and a successful line of organizational products sold in stores in
over 31 countries. In 2022, Hello Sunshine, a division of Candle
Media, acquired The Home Edit.
CONTACT:
Tara Shultz
(480) 466-3339
tshultz@taylormorrison.com
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