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 July roundup of funding opportunities, articles, news and events to improve care for older adults.
Resources
- The Commonwealth Fund Blog: Family Caregivers Deserve Recognition — Medicare Is Starting to Listen
- Center for Advancing Palliative Care (CAPC) Statement: Addressing Financial Toxicity for Patients and Families Facing Serious Illness
Age-Friendly Recognition & Other Accolades
- McKnight's Long-Term Care News, Novel LTC Nursing Residency Program Nets Retention Gains, Aims for Replication Nationwide
- Yahoo! Finance, Senior Helpers West Jacksonville Achieves Prestigious CHAP Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification
- Wiscasset Newspaper, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Joins Program to Improve Care for Older Adults
- PR Newswire, Angels on Call Homecare has Officially been Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) for Participation in a National Movement to Improve Care for Older Adults!
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest First in Pa. to Earn Geriatric Surgery Verification
- Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Healthcare Network Hospitals Earn Geriatric Emergency Room Accreditation
- Patch.com, Mather Hospital In Port Jefferson Unveils New 'State-Of-The-Art' Emergency Department
Articles and Papers
- Healio Rheumatology, Ageism in Rheumatic Care May Negatively Impact Older Patients’ Disease Management
- JAMA Internal Medicine Paper, Prolonged Emergency Department Stays for Older US Adults
- The Washington Post, Taking Too Many Prescription Drugs Can Be Very Risky for Older People
- AARP's Senior Planet, Get Social with Fellow Caregivers
Events
- The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) webinar, Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD): Focus on Interdisciplinary Care and Caregiver Lived Experience (August 12)
- The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) webinar, Translating the “Respite for All” Faith-Based Model into Community-Based Environments (August 25)
Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
- HHS Administration for Community Living: Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2025 (deadline August 11)
- American Federation for Aging Research: McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss (deadline August 12)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Broad Pragmatic Studies PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, applicant townhall August 18 (PFA opens August 12)
- Special Areas of Emphasis (SAEs) include: Addressing the Mental and Behavioral Health Challenges of Individuals Living With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Their Care Partners
Call for Proposals
- American Society on Aging (ASA) conference: On Aging 2026: The Power of Belonging, call for proposals (August 8)
Call for Papers
- BMC Nursing: Call for papers - Care for the Aging Population (deadline August 27)
- 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.
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