📰 JUST RELEASED | Our July E-News features resources to improve #Dementia care from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program, Alosa Health, edc.org, & more. Explore it here: https://lnkd.in/etAfzkSy
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
New York, NY 3,952 followers
Dedicated to Improving the Care of Older Adults
About us
The John A. Hartford Foundation, based in New York City, is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. https://www.johnahartford.org/stay-connected
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https://www.johnahartford.org
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- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Nonprofit
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- 1929
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- Dedicated to improving the care of older adults and Funding innovations and experts in the care of older adults.
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🎧 PODCAST | The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative's GEMCast released a new episode where UNC Health's Dr. Mike Craig discusses the "Home Hospital" model of care, its challenges & future hopes for expanding the model. You will also hear from a #caregiver who shares their experience with the home hospital model, highlighting its impact on patients and families. Listen here: https://ow.ly/epks50SEtAe
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📝 DEADLINE EXTENDED | APPLY BY 7/22: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are accepting applications — from journalists who represent general-audience or ethnic/community news outlets in the U.S. and who are covering/wish to cover issues in #aging — for the 15th year of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program. This program's goals are to educate journalists about issues in aging, better allowing them to spread a new awareness to general audiences and ethnic or targeted communities (such as LGBTQ, disability, or gender-focused groups); and to disseminate accurate information about new scientific findings, policy debates, innovations, and evidence-based solutions. Join the ranks of 230+ alums & interact with other journalists on the aging beat & experts on aging. Learn more: https://ow.ly/WTs350Si4qX Association of Health Care Journalists | Next Avenue | KFF Health News
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📑 POLICY BRIEF | National Alliance for Caregiving + #ActOnRAISE released a policy brief outlining key priorities to enhance caregiver support under the Older Americans Act Reauthorization, including extending authorities and funding for the RAISE Family Caregivers Act and the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. Read the brief here: https://ow.ly/24qQ50SBLWe
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🎉 Congratulations to the community-based organization winners of The John A. Hartford Foundation 2024 Business Innovation Award! - SOUTHERN ALABAMA REGIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING (SARCOA) - ArtWorks - Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging These CBOs are partnering with health care organizations: 👉 SARCOA’s Community Care Solutions, a Community Care Hub, improves care management and coordination through health care integration and contracting with the health care community. The Community Care Solutions (CCS) contract with Southern Clinic, P.C. has impressive outcomes, including a 447% increase in annual wellness visits; 32.7% decrease in emergency room visits; 25.3% lower hospital readmission rate; and a 200% increase in revenue for CCS. 👉 ArtWorks was recognized for its unique suite of creative programming to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in southern Arizona. 👉 Allegheny County DHS AAA was recognized for its Community Care Transition Program, which is an evidenced-based model that lowers hospital readmission rates and teaches patients to achieve higher levels of self-management and supportive care after hospital discharge. 🔗 Learn more about their significant achievements: https://ow.ly/nyrP50Sz6tK USAging #AgingandDisabilityBusinessInstitute
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👩💻 WEBINAR | TOMORROW: This month's The Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program Better #Caregiving for All webinar series will speak to "Latino/x/e & Hispanic #Caregivers of Persons with #Dementia (in Spanish)." Join the ADC Program 7/17 at 1pm PT/4pm ET and hear from their content expert Paola Suarez & caregivers. Moderated by Mirella Diaz-Santos. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gN5ny_tQ
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WEBINAR | The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative is holding an expert panel July 22 on "Implementing the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department (EMED) Toolkit in the Geriatric ED." Hosted in collaboration with the Education Development Center (EDC). Hear from: - Kristin Lees Haggerty, PhD, Project Director, National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, EDC - Maurice Haskins, MSW, LCSW-C, Clinical Social Worker, Emergency Room, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital - Luna Ragsdale, MD, MPH, Chief, Emergency Department, Durham VA Health Care System, Clinical Associate, Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine - Tony Rosen, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Program Director, Vulnerable Elder Protection Team, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/eTfjRVDi
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WEBINAR TOMORROW | Join Administration for Community Living's National Caregiver Support Collaborative (NCSC) for a webinar on caregiver assessment best practices and state efforts to implement assessments in the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), Native American Caregiver Support Program (NACSP), and related programs. The 7/16 webinar will cover: - Key considerations in assessing and meeting the needs of family caregivers. - Federal efforts to promote the use of caregiver assessments. - Successful strategies, tools, and resources for implementing and administering caregiver assessments and reassessments, as well as training and follow-up activities. Speakers include Kathy Kelly, executive director of the Family Caregiver Alliance / National Center on Caregiving, as well as panelists who will discuss their successful strategies and lessons learned from the field regarding caregiver assessments in their respective programs. More information & to register: https://ow.ly/hzYe50SzT2q
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TRAINING WEBINAR | Join Trust for America's Health training on July 18 to look at housing and care faced by older adults. A recent report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies -- Housing America’s Older Adults 2023 -- examined the dual burden of housing and care faced by older residents. The webinar will incorporate insights from this report as well as other recent research describing a set of housing factors that impact the ability of older adults to live in the community with independence and safety. The training will also help practitioners use a housing lens to consider the social determinants of older adult health. Hear from Dr. Samara Scheckler with the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eEtggBMq
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BLOG | Association of Health Care Journalists held a panel at their recent conference on diagnosing older patients. They discussed a man in his early 80s who came to see geriatrician Patrick Coll, M.D., complained of dizziness and hip pain that was bothersome but not severe. Over the previous 10 weeks, he had visited a specialist and had a battery of tests but still no clear diagnosis. Learn about challenges and opportunities in diagnosing older patients including promising trends. https://ow.ly/BFq350Sy2nc Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation American College of Emergency Physicians
Panel outlines challenges and opportunities in diagnosing older patients
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