Family Caregiving Study Grant

Grant Summary

The Hartford Foundation is partnering with the Archstone Foundation and other funders to support the creation of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report establishing a set of policy and practice-focused recommendations that address the needs of vulnerable older adults and the families who care for them. The project provides a $400,000 grant for the IOM to conduct a 22-month study and a $130,000 grant to the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) over two years to support the Hartford Change AGEnts' participation in the process. The IOM study will involve a committee of experts in family caregiving and related issues who will conduct an in-depth review of evidence and hold public sessions to hear from older adults, family caregivers, and a range of professionals involved in health care and caregiving. The newly formed Change AGEnts Dementia Caregiving Network will lead the initiative’s support by suggesting a set of issues to be addressed by the study, providing expertise in the IOM’s public sessions, and joining with GSA in mobilizing to disseminate report recommendations and move them toward implementation.