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Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents

January 7, 2010 | Journal Article

The culture-change movement is a broad-based effort to transform nursing homes from impersonal health care institutions into true person-centered homes offering long-term care services. The movement encompasses almost three decades of consumer advocacy coupled with legal, legislative, and policy work aimed at improving both the quality of care and the quality of life in nursing homes.

Creating Lifelong Communities

January 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article explores the issue of aging and longevity, and describes one region's response to the growing population of seniors.

Improving Health in an Aging Society

January 1, 2006 | Book

Statistics that show aging of the American population have led health experts to issue dire warnings. Many concerns about this vulnerable population and the strain it may place on social service programs are warranted, but focusing only on the chall ...

Project Studies Ways to Help Seniors Age in Place

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

A consortium of four nonprofit provider organizations worked to design a community-based program at low-income housing sites in Baltimore that would provide medical and social services to elderly residents who were not yet frail.

"Friends for Life" are Friends Indeed for Homebound Elderly in Waco, Texas

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.

An All-Faiths Effort Helps Russian Immigrants, Other Elderly in Salt Lake City

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Jewish Family Services and LifeCare joined forces to help frail and low-income elderly in Salt Lake City.

Community Partnerships for Older Adults

October 29, 2009 | Report

Webcast: Ed Howard moderates a discussion about the issues facing older adults and how community partnerships are working to identify, prioritize, and implement workable solutions to long term care problems.

Social Impact 100 Index

November 27, 2012 | Grant/Feature

Ten grantees from the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio at RWJF have been named to the Social Impact Exchange's S&I 100, an index of the top nonprofits having a positive impact on America's most pressing social issues.

Death is Certain, Strategy Isn't

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

RWJF spent two decades working on end-of-life issues in the United States. Through multiple partnerships and collaborations, the field of end-of-life care underwent significant change and improvement.

When New York Low-Income Seniors Exercise, Weight Falls and Confidence Rises

June 1, 2005 | Program Result

Researchers with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tested a 12-week physical activity program that combined aerobics, resistance exercise and motivational activities in a group of 340 low-income, mostly African-American seniors.

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