Editor's Note: This article was originally published on The Huffington Post, where Dr. Terry Fulmer writes regularly on issues of importance to improving the care of older adults. For most older adults, home is where the heart is, and whenever possible, it should be where the care is, too. Delivering…
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Auld blog posts, like auld acquaintances, deserve a better fate than to “be forgot, and never brought to mind.” So in the spirit of Auld Lang Syne, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and happy new year in 2017! We also would like…
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Building on The John A. Hartford Foundation’s investment of more than a half billion dollars in aging and health programs over the past three decades, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved four new grants totaling $5.5 million to accelerate the move to age-friendly health systems that measurably improve care for…
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Today is Veterans Day, and as we do each year, we pause to remember the men and women who have proudly served our nation’s military and made the great sacrifices necessary to secure our freedoms and way of life. Our veterans’ bravery, valor, and honor are a reminder of what…
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Editor's Note: This post by guest author Nora Super, Chief, Program and Services at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), was originally published on The Huffington Post. The John A. Hartford Foundation supports both the Patient-Centered Medical Home Network of The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts…
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Editor's Note: With back-to-school season in full swing, we are pleased to share this post from Kevin Cordeiro, one of our summer interns who aspires to be a physician and has just returned to Boston University. During my sophomore year of high school, my grandparents moved in with my family…
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Editor’s Note: Tess Grover, a Research Coordinator for the Division of Population Health in the University of Washington’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, co-authored this blog post. Since 2013, the University of Washington AIMS Center and The John A. Hartford Foundation have partnered to increase access to effective, evidence-based…
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Sophie Shepherd at the KANA Clinic in Alaska with therapist Meara Baldwin, LCSW, a care manager in the depression treatment program funded through the SIF initiative. - From the JAHF 2015 Annual Report The John A. Hartford Foundation is pleased to present its 2015 Annual Report, “A Catalyst for…
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Today, June 15th, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, offering an opportunity for all of us to join a global chorus calling for more awareness and action to end all forms of elder mistreatment. As a clinician with expertise in caring for older adults, I have made elder mistreatment a…
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We are very pleased to announce five new grants totaling $4.8 million approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees in June that target critical gaps that exist in providing comprehensive, age-specific, coordinated care to older adults and their families. Each of these exciting projects supports the work…
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