New Grants Totaling Over $3.5 Million Approved by JAHF Board of Trustees
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees approved two grants totaling $3,550,879 to provide age-friendly care in rural communities and advance improvements in nursing home care. The board also announced Kathy J. Greenlee, JD, as this year’s recipient of The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award.
National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative: Implementation Grant ($1,856,353 for 3 years)
National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
This grant will implement and strengthen age-friendly policies and programs for the one in five older adults living in rural communities by continuing the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative. The initiative will elevate aging within rural discourse, disseminate educational resources and best practices in care for older adults to over 21,000 National Rural Health Association members, provide technical assistance to State Rural Health Associations, and expand community health worker training in the 4Ms Framework for age-friendly care.
Moving Forward Nursing Home Coalition, Phase II ($1,694,526 for 3 years)
LeadingAge
This grant will continue support for the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition to advance actions with the greatest promise for impact and shortest timeline to improve nursing home resident quality of care and quality of life. The initiative will develop and test a certified nursing assistant training and apprenticeship program in partnership with federally funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program sites; engage nursing homes in quality improvement to better assess and act on residents’ goals, preferences and priorities; and scale a pilot-tested guide and process to strengthen resident councils. Established in response to the April 2022 National Academies report, The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality, the Moving Forward Coalition represents 1,600 volunteers, including national experts, residents, family members and direct-care workers.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award - 2024
The Honorable Kathy J. Greenlee, former US Assistant Secretary for Aging, is this year's recipient of The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award for her decades of government service and advocacy on behalf of older adults and people with disabilities, especially those who need long-term services and supports, are at risk of elder abuse, are LGBTQ+ and who live in rural America. The award is given every two years to an individual or group that has made outstanding contributions to the improvement of care for older adults through demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, education, research or policy. Read the press release.
