WHAT WE'RE LEARNING Dear Colleagues— Identifying and creating treatment plans that reflect what matters to older adults and their families is a foundational element of age-friendly care. It requires open and honest conversations in which people feel safe, heard, and in control. For many older adults with complex, chronic conditions…
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WHAT WE'RE LEARNING Dear Colleagues— We can all recognize that people living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia urgently need help, as do the family members, clinicians, and health systems that provide care for them. One in three older persons die with this devastating serious illness, and they have twice…
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WHAT WE'RE LEARNING Dear Colleagues— At JAHF we want to know how we can better support family caregivers—the nearly 18 million family members in the United States who provide care to older people who need assistance. They are often invisible members of our health care system who receive little preparation…
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It’s been an exciting month. In September, I joined the staff of The John A. Hartford Foundation working to create age-friendly health systems, support family caregivers, and improve serious illness and end-of-life care. Throughout my career, the common thread has been working to better align public policy and systems to…
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WHAT WE'RE LEARNING Dear Colleagues— Momentous! That’s how I describe progress toward our goal of creating Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS)—vital work that incorporates what is talked about at the kitchen table into what needs to happen throughout health care. We have a vibrant partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement…
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I was recently invited to participate on a panel for the Age-friendly NYC initiative led by the office of the Mayor, the New York City Council, and the New York Academy of Medicine. Picture my delight when my two co-panelists were both speaking about initiatives that were originally funded by…
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Joining The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new program officer is exciting! Through my health care leadership roles I have witnessed firsthand the progress that has been made towards the triple aim for the health and health care of older adults and also know that much more needs to…
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As we move into the summer season, we are delighted to share with you our most recent round of new grantees and highlight the exciting work they will be conducting in order to improve care for older adults. The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved $1.67 million…
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We are very pleased to present The John A. Hartford Foundation 2016 Annual Report. While the report, available as a PDF, highlights the Foundation’s achievements and important grants made over the past year, it is really about the future. Under the leadership of JAHF President Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN…
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All of us who work on behalf of older adults know that the public’s negative views about aging presents a major obstacle to our efforts. At The John A. Hartford Foundation, we have written about how ageism can result in bad care and impedes our own ability to create age-friendly…
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