USAging Announces The John A. Hartford Foundation 2022 Business Innovation Award Winners
USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute has announced that Direction Home Aging & Disabilities (DHAD) has received The John A. Hartford Foundation 2022 Business Innovation Award, which recognizes effective partnerships between community-based organizations and health care entities.
Based in Uniontown, OH, DHAD received the award for its work supporting older adults and people with disabilities as they transition from acute hospital stays back to their homes. DHAD leads this work as part of an innovative contract between Medical Mutual of Ohio and the Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging, which consists of the 12 Area Agencies on Aging in Ohio, and for which DHAD serves as Network Lead Entity. The award was presented at USAging’s 47th Annual Conference and Tradeshow.
Runners-up for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2022 Business Innovation Award are the Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence–MAC, Inc. in Salisbury, MD, which was recognized for a partnership with TidalHealth, a local health system, to address the care transition and other needs that affect the ability to age well for older adults and people with disabilities. Also recognized as a runner-up was the Mid-America Regional Council‘s Department of Aging and Adult Services (MARC). Located in Kansas City, MO, MARC was acknowledged for the work it conducted as part of a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City to address the social determinants of health among older adults and people with disabilities.
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