Click on image to read the article. A headline in Tuesday’s New York Times asks a very important question: "As the population ages, where are the geriatricians?" The story, by Katie Hafner, describes the shortage of geriatrics and gerontologic expertise in our health system today. It features the important…
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Click on image above to view or download the FrameWorks Institute report on elder justice. I had the privilege of presenting at a webinar last week titled “Making Elder Justice a Reality: The Federal and Philanthropic Perspectives,” the first in the new year of Grantmakers in Aging’s "Conversations with…
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My 77-year old father underwent surgery two years ago and I recall how frightening it was for him, my mother, and our entire family. Unfortunately, our fear was realized when he had a terrible post-operative infection that sent him to the emergency room and on to a follow-up surgery. Sadly…
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Beautiful vistas surround "The Richest Hill on Earth." Editor’s Note: The Southwest Montana Community Health Center in Butte, Montana, is one of eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative to spread the IMPACT program, also known as Collaborative Care, in the…
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As we prepare to greet 2016 tonight, we want to take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and happy new year! We hope you share our excitement about the coming year, and the bright prospects it brings to deliver better care for older adults. But before we sing…
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As the new year approaches, we look forward to the new grant projects that promise to make 2016 an exciting time for the John A. Hartford Foundation, our grantees, and colleagues who are all working to improve the care of older adults! We have so much to celebrate that has…
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While the turkey (and leftovers) have long been consumed, dishes washed, and guests departed, we continue to give thanks at the John A. Hartford Foundation for the work of our grantees to improve the care of older adults. Today, we thank the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for their 3.…
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John A. Hartford Foundation President Terry Fulmer, left, and David Altman, at the Foundation's annual Change AGEnts conference in Philadelphia. This week, about 100 John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts are meeting in Philadelphia for our second annual Change AGEnts conference. It is an exciting event bringing together passionate…
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has been one of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s key grantee partners for more than 20 years. The organization is now the home of the John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative, which is helping interprofessional alumni of our programs work together in exciting…
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Amy Berman, on a recent trip to Hawaii. "I have done so much more than survive. I have thrived." The end of October marked five years since I was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer, a life-limiting disease. A small fraction of people (11-20 percent) in my situation…
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