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 November roundup of funding opportunities, articles, news and events to improve care for older adults.
Resources
- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation strategy snapshot report: Supporting Older Adults’ Safety, Health, and Independence
- University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging: Palliative Care and Hospice Poll Reveals Major Gaps
- KFF Health poll findings: KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Use and Trust in Health Care Apps and Websites
- Justice in Aging issue brief: Supporting Tribal Elders Through Home and Community-Based Services
- The National Aging & Trauma Workgroup of the Center on Aging, Trauma, and Holocaust Survivor Care guide: Changing States’ Approach to Aging Services A Guide on the Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approach for State Units on Aging
- The SCAN Foundation policy brief series: Aging in Rural California: Policy Brief Series on Long-Term Care, Health, and Housing
- Milken Institute Reports: The Longevity Equation: How Healthspan and Wealthspan Intersect and Longevity Ready: A Systems Approach to Aging Well at Home
- West Health Institute and University of Alabama Birmingham Medicine case study: Hardwiring Best Practices for Safe Mobility and Delirium Prevention in Older Adult Patients
- West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare: Taking the Pulse of Healthcare in America
Age-Friendly Recognition & Other Accolades
- CBS42, Axxess Achieves CHAP Age-Friendly Care at Home Verification
- Vail Daily, Vail Health and Caregiver Connections are Working to Fill In Quality Care Gaps for Eagle County’s Older Adults
- Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Roxborough Hospital's Outpatient Clinic Gets Recognition
- HomeCare News, Angels on Call Homecare Achieves Age-Friendly Health System Status
- Midwest Medical Edition, Mary Lanning Healthcare Designated an Age-Friendly Organization
Articles and Papers
- McKnights Long-Term Care News, Elevating the Role of Nursing Homes in Clinical Training Can Boost Student, Resident Experiences
- The Milken Institute, Power of Ideas Essay by Sarita Mohanty, Honoring the Patient Voice: Partnering with Older Adults to Improve Health
- Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, Bridging Silos: Aligning State Health Improvement, Aging, and Dementia Plans
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Understanding the Perceptions of Geriatric Medical Educators Around Teaching Clinical Reasoning to Medical Learners
- BMC Primary Care, Identifying, Engaging, and Supporting Care Partners in Primary Care Settings: A Portal-based Intervention
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Post-Hospitalization Outcomes for Veterans Receiving Age-Friendly Health Systems 4M Care
- American College of Surgeons, Journal of the American College of Surgeons article in press, Developing Dehydration and Other Age-related Conditions Following Major Surgery Linked to Dramatically Worse Outcomes for Older Adults
News Releases
- Gerontological Society of America press release, National Center to Reframe Aging Partners with Maine Council on Aging to Host Leadership Exchange on Ageism
- The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) news, HANYS Recognized for Age-Friendly Care
Podcasts
- American Society on Aging LeverAGE Podcast:
Events
- The LEAD Coalition, in partnership with United for Cures and other organizations: Virtual Day of Action (December 3)
- The SCAN Foundation webinar: Advancing Rural Aging Policy in California (December 11 at 5.30pm-7pm ET)
Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory:
- Career Development Award Program - Request for Applications (due January 15, 2026). Informational webinar on December 3.
- Real World Data Scholars Program - Request for Applications (due January 15, 2026). Informational webinar on December 8.
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): multiple funding opportunities including:
- Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026 (LOIs due January 6, 2026)
Leadership/Career Development Opportunities
- Tideswell at the University of California San Francisco: Emerging Leaders in Aging Program 2026-2027 (applications due February 2, 2026)
Call for Papers
- Clinical Interventions in Aging: Call for papers - Innovative Care Models for Older Adults: The Role of Telehealth and Emerging Technologies (deadline November 30)
- 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
Survey
- Trust for America's Health: Age-Friendly Ecosystem Partnerships Showcase - TFAH is building a library of compelling collaboration stories to help showcase the value and importance of partnerships to advance an age-friendly ecosystem. Examples of multi-sector partnerships are needed: after completing this survey, we will contact you for further information so that we can build out your collaboration case study.
Course
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing course: PCOA-RN 16: Atypical Presentation of Illness in Older Adults - provides an overview of the etiology of atypical presentation in older adults and specific parameters of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Free for the month of November, use the promo code nov25 (case sensitive).
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