The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved five grants totaling $4.73 million

The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved five grants totaling $4.73 million for projects that will lead to improved health for older adults through leadership development, advocacy, a study of health information technology, and the dissemination of two models of geriatric care focused on hospital delirium and nursing homes.

The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved five grants totaling $4.73 million for projects that will lead to improved health for older adults through leadership development, advocacy, a study of health information technology, and the dissemination of two models of geriatric care focused on hospital delirium and nursing homes.

Partnering with The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Board approved a $2.25 million grant for the Practice Change Leaders for Aging and Health Program, which will support 30 interprofessional fellows over the next three years who will gain the skills and knowledge to implement services in their health care delivery organizations that are both cost-effective and improve the health of older adults. A grant of $500,000 for the Eldercare Workforce Alliance will support advocacy for policies that promote a better prepared health care workforce through a coalition of organizations representing consumers/families, direct-care workers, health professionals, and the health care industry. The Board also approved a grant to Harvard University of $779,154 for a study of health information technology and how it is being deployed to improve safety, quality, and cost in the care of older adults. Grants were also awarded to support the spread of two geriatric models of care. Hebrew SeniorLife received a $583,033 grant for the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) to build the evidence-based delirium prevention program’s capacity to be further disseminated to hospitals across the country. Indiana University received a $621,697 planning grant for the OPTIMISTIC model, which provides medical, transitional, and palliative care to older adults residing in nursing homes, in order to further evaluate and prepare it for further dissemination.