News & Announcements From Our Partners
In addition to resources from our grantees, we periodically share information from our partners in the field. Below is a January 2026 roundup of funding opportunities, articles, news and events to improve care for older adults.
Resources
- West Health and Aurrera Health Group issue brief, Healthcare Service Delivery for Older Adults: A Landscape of Programs and Funding
- National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) web resource on Nursing Homes to highlight NASHP's state nursing home learning collaborative and promising practices to improve nursing home care
- American Society on Aging (ASA) toolkit, Making the Aging Network HIV-Inclusive: A Practical Guide for Aging Services
- AARP’s Nursing Home Quality and Safety Dashboard, Q4 2025 data and state fact sheets. The latest update to the AARP Nursing Home Quality and Safety Dashboard completes a full year of reporting and reveals significant state-by-state disparities. Quarterly fact sheets for every state offer detailed insights on 28 key indicators of quality and safety.
Age-Friendly Recognition & Other Accolades
- RWJBarnabas Health, RWJBarnabas Health’s James and Sharon Maida Geriatrics Institute at Hamilton Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Committed to Care Excellence
- Minden Courier, KCHS Earns Special Recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System
Articles and Papers
- Irish Independent, Focusing on What Matters Most to Nursing Home Residents can Revolutionise their Care in Ireland
- JAMA Medical News, A Growing Movement Aims to Prepare All Physicians to Care for Older Adults
- People's Defender, Happy New Year from the Senior Citizens Council!
- KFF issue brief, Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025
- KFF issue brief, Medicaid’s Home Care Support for Family Caregivers in 2025
- KFF issue brief, Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care Ahead of the 2025 Reconciliation Law
- WTIP North Shore Community Radio, Cook County Launches Age Friendly Action Plan to Support Older Adults
- KFF policy brief, First-Year Rural Health Fund Awards Range From Less Than $100 Per Rural Resident in Ten States to More Than $500 in Eight and related Rural Health Information Hub information on State Rural Health Transformation Program Applications
- KFox14, UTEP and UMC Launch Geriatric Workforce Program with $5M Grant to Enhance Bilingual Care
- ASA Generations Now, How Do Older Adults Experience the U.S. Healthcare System?
- American Family Physician, The Age-Friendly Geriatric Assessment
- American Society on Aging (ASA) Generations Today issue, Why Where You Live Matters: The Effects of Environment on Health
Events
- Center for Health Care Strategies: Expanding Access to Community Health Workers in Rural Communities webinar (January 18)
- American Society on Aging (ASA): Invisible Consequences: How Federal Policy Shapes Economic Security for Older Adults webinar (January 28)
- Justice in Aging: LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Updates and Emerging Policy Threats webinar (January 28)
- Justice in Aging: Implementing New Medicaid Work Requirements: Strategies to Minimize Harm in Your State webinar (February 5)
- The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC): Living Longer: The Increasing Need for Dementia Care and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities webinar - will include insights into NADRC's newly released resource, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia: Practical Strategies for Professionals (February 11)
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP): Geriatric Pharmacist Boot Camp (March 26-27), register for either in-person in Los Angeles (prior to American Pharmacists Association’s Annual Meeting) or livestream
- Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS): 14th Annual 2026 NIDUS Delirium Research Boot Camp: “Researching the Delirium-ADRD Inter-Relationship: Innovation, Translation, Prediction, and Implementation” (June 12-June 14, 2026), University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Aurora, CO (applications due April 6)
Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
- The Hillman Foundation, in partnership with the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, 2026 Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life (HSEI) request for proposals:
- The Hillman Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation award will fund $50,000, 18-24 month grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations (LOIs due February 20)
- National Community Care Corps request for proposals:
- Organizations are encouraged to apply for 18-month grants to develop and scale innovative nonmedical assistance volunteer programs to support family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities (deadline February 26)
- The AARP Community Challenge grants:
- Nonprofit organizations and governments across the country are encouraged to apply for grants for quick-action projects as part of AARP's Livable Communities initiative. This year, applications are being accepted across three distinct opportunities (flagship grants, capacity-building microgrants and demonstration grants). All projects must meet eligibility criteria and be consistent with AARP’s mission to serve the needs of people 50 and older. Question & Answer webinar, January 27 at 2 pm ET (application deadline March 4)
Leadership/Career Development Opportunities
- Tideswell at the University of California San Francisco: Emerging Leaders in Aging Program 2026-2027 (applications due February 2, 2026)
- Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS): 14th Annual 2026 NIDUS Delirium Research Boot Camp: “Researching the Delirium-ADRD Inter-Relationship: Innovation, Translation, Prediction, and Implementation” (June 12-June 14, 2026), University of Colorado (applications due April 6, 2026)
Call for Innovations
- The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults (engAGED) in collaboration with ACL's Commit to Connect initiative: Submit your programs to the Social Engagement Innovations Hub—a searchable clearinghouse of best practices and data-driven interventions, programs and services promoting social connections across populations (current call for innovations open through January 30, 2026)
Call for Papers
- The Journal of Advanced Home Medicine (JAHM): New open-access, peer-review journal dedicated to advancing research and commentary on the delivery of acute and advanced medical care at home. Submissions for the journal are open
Call for Input
- National Dementia Care Collaborative (NDCC) Short survey request for input to GUIDE participants to help NDCC shape future educational offerings, training opportunities and resources to better support GUIDE participants and GUIDE partner organizations (deadline January 30)
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