The Diverse Elders Coalition is currently surveying family caregivers of older adults from diverse communities and needs your help in spreading the word. The anonymous survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and is open until May 10.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has released "The Business Case for Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System" and two Return on Investment (ROI) Calculators for inpatient and outpatient settings.
Health Affairs has published a blog describing JAHF-funded efforts to disseminate a successful intervention for managing Alzheimer’s and dementia care through integration of specially trained nurse practitioners with primary care teams.
Health Affairs has published a blog, "As Home Care Expands, Let’s Make It Safer For Everyone," which presents key findings from a project to better understand the scope of patient safety issues in the home setting.
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) has published a paper, "Review of Programs to Combat Elder Mistreatment - Focus on Hospitals and Level of Resources Needed."
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD is April 16.
As part of the Health Policy Leadership Lecture Series, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation, presented on 'Age-Friendly Health Systems' at George Washington University School of Nursing earlier in March.
