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December 13, 2012 | Feature
upported by RWJF, The Green House Project® has pioneered a radically different approach to long-term care that returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and nursing care staff.
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
A higher rating of purpose in life was associated with a reduced likelihood of stroke during this study’s four-year follow-up.
April 8, 2013 | Story
Nurse Faculty Scholar puts ‘handymen’ to work turning older people’s homes into safe, healthy environments.
September 1, 2011 | Survey/Poll
Pre-retirees may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement, poll from NPR, RWJF and Harvard School of Public Health shows.
September 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Life expectancy, the aging brain, diabetes prevention, and more.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Veterans who visited VA facilities with longer primary care wait times had significantly lower primary care utilization compared with veterans who visited VA facilities with shorter primary care wait times.
August 7, 2012 | Story
Licensed Clinical Social Worker B.J. Pinnock describes how RWJF support enables the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County to aid seniors with their health care needs.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers offer a more complete, yet easily modified model for estimating American life expectancy by age and sex, incorporating for the first time the decline in tobacco use, increase in obesity and well-known trends and patterns of mortality.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Older patients—the most complex and expensive patients—are not adequately represented in randomized controlled trials.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Aging Care Connections spearheaded an effort in 20 communities in Lyons Township, Ill., to help older adults get needs support to maintain their independence in the community for as long as possible.