Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5559 Medicare’s Advance Care Planning Payment Is a Game-Changer November 12, 2015 - Amy Berman, on a recent trip to Hawaii. "I have done so much more than survive. I have thrived." The end of October marked five years since I was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer, a life-limiting disease. A small fraction of people (11-20 percent) in my situation… Congratulations to Our 2015 GSA Award Winners! November 19, 2015 - The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has been one of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s key grantee partners for more than 20 years. The organization is now the home of the John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative, which is helping interprofessional alumni of our programs work together in exciting… Leading Change in a VUCA World December 03, 2015 - John A. Hartford Foundation President Terry Fulmer, left, and David Altman, at the Foundation's annual Change AGEnts conference in Philadelphia. This week, about 100 John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts are meeting in Philadelphia for our second annual Change AGEnts conference. It is an exciting event bringing together passionate… Bringing Proven Depression Treatment to a Greatly Underserved Population October 22, 2015 - From left, Bighorn Valley Health Center (BVHC) board members Luella Brien and Cari McCleary; U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana; Bighorn County Commissioner Sidney Fitzpatrick; BVHC Medical Director Earl Sutherland (front); BVHC CEO David Mark, MD; and board members Carlene Old Elk and Alma McCormick. Editor’s Note: The Bighorn… Fighting ‘Chronic Despair’ in Rural Communities in Washington State October 15, 2015 - Members of the Behavioral Health team at Valley View Health Center. Editor’s Note: The Valley View Health Center in Chehalis, Washington, is one of eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative to spread the IMPACT program, also known as Collaborative Care… Tools You Can Use: What You Need to Know About Evidence-Based Programs October 08, 2015 - For more than a decade, support for evidence-based programs that improve care for older adults has grown consistently—though perhaps not as quickly as many advocates would like. The reason is that evidence-based interventions—backed by research that demonstrates their effectiveness—are the gold standard for care. Studies have shown that older adults… A Trifecta of Good News for Supporters of Elder Justice August 04, 2015 - For those of us who have long advocated for a national agenda to prevent, detect, treat and report the mistreatment of older adults, developments over the summer have sparked some measure of hope and optimism. The cause of elder justice hit the trifecta, with good news coming from all three… Join the Effort to Ensure That Medicare Covers Skilled Nursing Care for Those Who Need It August 06, 2015 - Glenda Jimmo is a name you should know. Mrs. Jimmo, who is blind and had her leg amputated due to diabetes, was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit brought against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2011 by the Center for Medicare Advocacy on behalf of beneficiaries… Accelerating Change: The New Nurse Leaders in Aging August 13, 2015 - The cover of the recent special supplement to The Gerontologist devoted to the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) catches my eye. Take a look. The 18 nurses who grace the cover share the distinction of having been honored with the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award. This… Creating Change Every Day: The 2014 John A. Hartford Foundation Annual Report August 20, 2015 - This is the first in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. At the John A. Hartford Foundation, we like to say that our job is not to make grants, but rather to make change. Making systemic, large-scale practice change is the idea behind…
