Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5562 All in the Family April 07, 2009 - In the late 1980s, my grandmother started wandering from her home, leaving stove burners on, and occasionally forgetting where she was. My father, my aunts, and I knew it was time to act. The trouble was, my father and his two sisters had been at odds for years. The skills… A New Perspective for Medical Students March 27, 2009 - Recruiting medical students into geriatrics is an important way to work toward improving older Americans' health care, but doing so requires helping these future professionals embrace a fundamentally different perspective on "healing" and patient care. Unlike most medical specialties, which narrow their focus to diseases of discrete systems in the… Remembering Mark Beers March 06, 2009 - Recently we have been mourning the passing of a giant in the field of geriatrics and gerontology. Mark Beers, MD, well known for his editorship of the Merck Manuals on Geriatrics; Health and Aging; and other topics, as well as his research revealing the dangerous side effects of psychoactive medications… Audacious Thinking April 17, 2009 - Last month, the Foundation hosted a meeting of heads of divisions of geriatric medicine from around the U.S. as part of our leadership grant to the Association for Academic Geriatric Programs (ADGAP). This annual meeting is an expression of one of the "non-monetary" powers of foundations to convene a field… A Bit of History: Why We Do What We Do April 13, 2009 - Last week, I was asked by a reporter why we do what we do. The answer goes back 80 years when Mr. Hartford established the foundation that bears his name. His wealth came from one of the country's first large retail empires, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which… Guided Care Featured April 01, 2009 - We were delighted to see Guided Care featured in Anne Underwood's March 31 post to the New Old Age blog, on the New York Times Web site (http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/). We're proud of the support the John A. Hartford Foundation has been able to give to Guided Care and encouraged to see… Easing Care Transitions April 04, 2009 - When you're an older adult, being released from the hospital can be even more daunting than getting admitted in the first place. I've seen discharge instructions so confusing they would befuddle a medical professional, let alone an older adult who may struggle with eyesight, hearing, or even thinking and remembering… In for the Long Haul April 21, 2009 - Last month I was in Orlando at the American College of Cardiology's big annual meeting--10,000 cardiologists from around the world. I was there with some of the Foundation's current grantees, who were rolling out a new geriatrics curriculum for cardiology Fellows. In the main exhibit hall, row after row of… From Grantmakers in Health: Activism as Therapy for Caregivers April 24, 2009 - One of the highlights of GIH's recent annual meeting was a session headlined by Steve McConnell of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bruce Chernoff of The SCAN Foundation, and David Gould of The United Hospital Fund. GIH's CEO, Lauren LeRoy, moderated. We were all in agreement that activated and mobilized caregivers… Medications and Falls--Going to the Dogs April 28, 2009 - It's a doggone shame to single out man's best friend when we need to address medication management. A recent posting on the WSJ HealthBlog titled "CDC to Americans: Don't Trip Over Your Dog" noted that 1 percent of emergency room visits for falls are pet-related. That's "ruff"-ly 86,000 Americans injured…
