Rani Snyder, MPA, Program Director, The John A. Hartford Foundation Nothing pleases me more than having the opportunity to tell my colleagues and the world at large that I am the new Program Director for The John A. Hartford Foundation. And nothing could be truer than to say that…
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This is the fifth in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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This is the fourth in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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From right, Amy Berman, John A. Hartford Foundation President Terry Fulmer, Jon Broyles of C-TAC, and Bud Hammes of Respecting Choices engage in a convening held in June 2015 by JAHF on "End of Life and Serious Illness." The John A. Hartford Foundation’s dedicated staff is constantly monitoring the…
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The John A. Hartford Foundation President Terry Fulmer, at the Rockefeller Center display window. Every day, millions of older adults receive assistance from their very own personal superheroes: the friends and family caregivers who help coordinate medical appointments, prepare meals, give medications, and perform myriad other critical caregiving tasks…
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This is the third in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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This is the second in a series of seven issue briefs. Editor’s Note: Elder mistreatment is a serious and potentially fatal syndrome that has begun to get much-needed attention from the federal and private sectors. To continue building momentum and action toward eliminating elder mistreatment and making elder justice…
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Click on image above to view or download a PDF of the Dartmouth Atlas Project report. To fulfill our mission of improving the care of older adults, it is critical to know what is working—and what is not—when it comes to health care for the nation’s growing number of…
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This is the first in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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Geriatrician Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, shares her professional perspective on caregiving in the book she co-authored, The Gift of Caring. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and gift giving will abound. It makes me think of those who give the gift of selflessly caring for others, such as…
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