Sharing Your Wishes
Overview It doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 85, taking charge of your own health care decisions and planning ahead can not only ensure you can think about your choices…
Improving Transitions of Care
Overview When older adults move from one care setting to another, such as from hospitals to nursing homes, or nursing homes to home care, the information that is shared with…
Aging by Design: What Matters Most to Older Adults
As part of the learning phase of Aging by Design, our community partners captured the stories, experiences, needs and preferences of the older adults they serve every day. Using a variety…
Care Transitions Learning Community
Overview The Affordable Care Act included health system changes that provided incentives for reduced re-hospitalizations and improved care transitions. To help service providers prepare for these changes, we created a…
Communications Toolkit
If you’re a nonprofit looking to strengthen your organization’s marketing communications, we’ve partnered with The John R. Oishei Foundation to develop these informational communications tool kits. Topics include communications planning,…
A Blueprint for Change
Since our founding in 2002, we have worked closely together with our partners to spark real, lasting change in the health and health care of older adults and young children…
Enhancing the Crouse Experience for Patients with Hearing/Vision Loss
Overview In partnership with Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY, this program was designed to enhance the clinical experience for patients with hearing or vision loss. The project started with a…
Investing in an Elder-Competent Workforce: Strengthening Nursing and Social Work Education
Overview In 2012, we expanded our efforts to create a more elder-friendly workforce by replicating Genesee Community College’s successful Clinical Rotation program with other nursing and social work schools in…
Genesee Community College Geriatric Clinical Rotation for Nursing Students
Overview To create a more elder-friendly health care workforce, we supported a geriatric clinical rotation for nursing students at Genesee Community College that gave students hands-on exposure to geriatric care….
Aging by Design: Initial Insights
With the help of enthusiastic organizations across the state, we have collected hundreds of glimpses into the lives of older adults and caregivers throughout Western and Central New York as part…