Hartford Foundation and Grantee Highlighted in Philanthropy Magazine for Aging in Place Program
The Hartford Foundation and its grantee, Dr. Sarah Szanton of Johns Hopkins University, were featured in Philanthropy Magazine's Winter 2014 issue. In the piece, author Andrea Scott highlights the growing trend of seniors who wish to age safely at home instead of in nursing homes. The CAPABLE project, developed by Dr. Szanton, is helping older adults do just this. The program offers home visits by a nurse, occupational therapist, and handyman to about 800 Baltimore-area elderly. By providing simple improvements like a raised toilet seat or shower grab bar, or help in charting out what pills should be taken on what day, researchers are finding significant improvements can be made in the health and independence of the elderly.
The Hartford Foundation and its grantee, Dr. Sarah Szanton of Johns Hopkins University, were featured in Philanthropy Magazine's Winter 2014 issue. In the piece, author Andrea Scott highlights the growing trend of seniors who wish to age safely at home instead of in nursing homes. The CAPABLE project, developed by Dr. Szanton, is helping older adults do just this. The program offers home visits by a nurse, occupational therapist, and handyman to about 800 Baltimore-area elderly. By providing simple improvements like a raised toilet seat or shower grab bar, or help in charting out what pills should be taken on what day, researchers are finding significant improvements can be made in the health and independence of the elderly.
The piece also highlights the Hartford Foundation's over $451 million investment in aging and health issues since 1982 and its magnified influence in the field by partnering with other donors such as The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
Read the full article here.