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AHA podcast: Preparing for the Future — How the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative Is Transforming Care for America's Aging PopulationÂ
In this conversation, Dave Eaker, geriatric program manager at Atrium Health, and Shannon Morton, assistant vice president of patient care services at Atrium Health Cabarrus, discuss the reasons the organization joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative, the infrastructure being developed across the system and the difference it has made for the aging population.
AHA podcast: Caring for the Aging Veteran — Age-Friendly Health Systems at the VHAÂ
Kimberly Wozneak, national lead for age-friendly health systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how the Veterans Health Administration is weaving four foundational age-friendly principles into its care to support the growing number of aging veterans
AHA podcast: The Work of Action Communities in Age-Friendly Health SystemsÂ
In this conversation, Rani Snyder, vice president, program at The John A. Hartford Foundation, discusses the importance of action communities in age-friendly care and why health organizations should use the tools they provide to build exceptional care frameworks.
AHA blog: Trustees Can Help Lead the Way to Age-Friendly Health Systems
Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., R.N., president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, explains in a new blog how its "4Ms" care model aligns with AHA's Patient Safety Initiative.
Trustees Can Help Lead the Way to Age-Friendly Health Systems
Working in close partnership with the American Hospital Association, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, the John A. Hartford Foundation has strongly supported the creation and spread of the idea of age-friendly health systems
Chair File: The Positive Impact of Age-Friendly Health Systems
People born in 1964 — the tail end of the baby boomer generation — are turning 60 this year, and the oldest boomers — born in 1946 — are turning 78. The number of older adults overall in the U.S.
Next AHA Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community convenes this fallÂ
The AHA has launched recruitment for its sixth Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community convening in September.
AHA podcast: Caregivers Need Care, TooÂ
Diane Mariani, program manager at Rush University Medical Center, discusses their Caring for Caregivers program, which shares resources and guidance to family and friends who care for older adults.
Transforming Health Care for Older Adults as an Age-Friendly Health System
Older adults are living and working longer than any time in our history, redefining what life’s later stages look like.
Chair File: Age-Friendly Care that Supports Older Adults and Their Care Teams
Consider these statistics and the impact on health care: By 2035, the number of adults age 65 or older is expected to outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.