Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Overview In 2004, we partnered with the Erie County Caregiver Coalition and the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professionals to bring Powerful Tools for Caregivers to…
Step Up to Stop Falls Toolkit
This easy-to-use falls prevention toolkit contains a variety of resources for health care professionals who work with older adults, older adults themselves, as well as their caregivers. Examples include exercises...
Improving Quality Improvement
Overview A Quality Improvement Collaborative is a short-term learning program that brings together teams from multiple sites for improvements in specific area. The goal is to raise the bar on…
CODA: Creating Options for Dignified Aging in Erie and Niagara Counties
Overview When the New York Commission on Health Care Facilities released a report calling for the closure of four residential health care facilities beginning in October 2007, we approved significant…
Improving Transitions of Care: A Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders April 2007 through October 2008
As part of our 2007-2008 Collaborative to improve transitions of care, 13 teams implemented the Care Transitions Intervention developed by Dr. Eric Coleman of the University of Colorado Health Sciences...
Improving Transitions of Care Through Effective Family Caregiver Partnership: A Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders
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 them...
Environmental Scan – Services for Seniors with Anxiety and Depression in WNY
In New York State, the number of people aged 65 or older is expected to increase more than 50 percent, from 2.5 million in 2000 to 3.9 million by 2030….
Sustaining Improved Outcomes: A Toolkit
As quality improvement continues to be a major focus in the areas of public health, health care, social service, education and related fields, there is growing interest in developing strategies…
Supporting Caregivers Through Innovative Respite Opportunities
Overview At the Health Foundation, we remain dedicated to supporting programs that recognize the challenges and needs of caregivers and help make their lives easier, including the following new respite…