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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.
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.
Putting Age-Friendly Care Principles into Action
Health care organizations receive free guidance on providing age-friendly care, part of the seven-month Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community led by the American Hospital Association
Chair File: Making Health Care ‘Age Friendly’ Is More Important Than Ever
One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.
Chair File: Building Age-Friendly Health Systems to Improve Care for Older Adults
Back in 2011, the first wave of Baby Boomers — people born from 1946 to 1964 — celebrated their 65th birthday. That marked a new demographic trend: the aging of the U.S. population.