The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.
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Going Home From the Hospital: Project Supports Elderly, Chronically Ill Residents of Absecon Island, N.J. - and Develops a Regional Health Information Organization
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County worked to improve home care for frail older residents of Absecon Island, in New Jersey, who were being discharged from hospitals and other care facilities.
Faith in Action Projects Receive Awards for Transportation Projects
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.
A System for Spotting and Treating High-Risk Elderly Patients
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center refined and evaluated the Community Resource Connection, an administrative system that identified health care needs among elderly patients and linked them to appropriate services.
Family Friends Program in Philadelphia Provides Helpful Surrogate Grandparents
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Starting in 1996, this project supported the expansion of the Family Friends program, which matched older volunteers with children who have severe disabilities or chronic illness and with their families.
Interfaith Volunteers Provide Caregiving to the Elderly in Huntington, W.Va.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Prestera Center for Mental Health Services developed the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network to provided companionship, visiting, respite care and transportation for elderly people.
Funding Revitalizes a Project that Serves the Elderly in D.C.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Emmaus Services for the Aging, in Washington, revitalized its programming and adding more volunteers and services.
Community Partnerships for Older Adults
December 8, 2011 | Program Result
Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.
Pilot Program Trains Certified Home Health Aides to Provide Nursing Care to Patients at Home
October 4, 2011 | Program Result
Under the state of New Jersey's Nurse Delegation Pilot Program, registered nurses delegated specific health care tasks performed in the homes of some Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic conditions to certified home health aides.
Independent Choices: Enhancing Consumer Direction for People with Disabilities
National Program
Program to foster the development of consumer-directed home and community-based services for people of all ages with chronic disabilities.
Faith in Action: Replication of The Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program
National Program
Program to help support the establishment of approximately 1,100 interfaith volunteer caregiver projects for all ages with chronic health conditions.