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Hospital’s Community Friendship Volunteer Program helps reduce social isolation among older adults
To reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults and help improve their health and well-being, Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital launched the Community Friendship Volunteer Program in fall 2024.
Rural Connecticut hospital’s behavioral health unit, meals program support older adults’ well-being
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
From virtual singing to walking groups, Dartmouth Health’s programs for older adults enhance health
The Aging Resource Center, part of the health system’s Geriatric Center of Excellence, offers free educational classes, support and services to improve the minds, bodies and spirits of older adults and their families.
AHA Statement to Senate Committee on Aging Hearing on Health Care Services
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on how to reduce health care costs for seniors.
Generational Health: A Blueprint for Systemwide Care Transformation for Older Adults
As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to patients.
Caring for Older Americans Now and In the Future
In 2060, the number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to increase to 95 million, making up almost a quarter of the U.S. population.
Older Adult Behavioral Health
With approximately 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, older adults’ behavioral health is an area of significant concern — particularly when you consider that chronic conditions common in older adults such as diabetes, stroke, hearing loss or heart disease can put them at greater risk of depression and anxiety.
Age-Friendly Health Systems Pathways Selection Tool
Complete the Age-Friendly Health Systems Pathways Selection Tool to learn more about the AFHS movement and ways to participate and be recognized.
Transforming Care for Older Adults
Resources to help hospitals and health systems address the unique care needs of older adults, including chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes, and loneliness and isolation.
Resources and Tools: Transforming Care for Older Adults
Resources and tools for hospitals and health systems to use in transforming care for older adults.