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Hospitals and Area Agencies on Aging Work Together to Advance Social Connection

One-fifth of Americans age 50 or older live alone, increasing their risk of social isolation and loneliness — factors associated with serious health problems including a 50% higher risk of early death. 
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AHA podcast: The Work of Action Communities in Age-Friendly Health Systems 

In this conversation, Rani Snyder, vice president, program at The John A. Hartford Foundation, discusses the importance of action communities in age-friendly care and why health organizations should use the tools they provide to build exceptional care frameworks.
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Next AHA Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community convenes this fall 

The AHA has launched recruitment for its sixth Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community convening in September.
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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.
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AHA podcast: A Blueprint for Systemwide Care Transformation for Older Adults

Jon Zifferblatt, M.D., executive vice president and chief strategy officer at West Health, and Diane Wintz, M.D., critical care specialist and medical director of the Trauma Program at Sharp Memori
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Chair File: The Positive Impact of Age-Friendly Health Systems

People born in 1964 — the tail end of the baby boomer generation — are turning 60 this year, and the oldest boomers — born in 1946 — are turning 78. The number of older adults overall in the U.S.
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Transforming Health Care for Older Adults as an Age-Friendly Health System

Older adults are living and working longer than any time in our history, redefining what life’s later stages look like.
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Trustees Can Help Lead the Way to Age-Friendly Health Systems

Working in close partnership with the American Hospital Association, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, the John A. Hartford Foundation has strongly supported the creation and spread of the idea of age-friendly health systems
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Chair File: Age-Friendly Care that Supports Older Adults and Their Care Teams

Consider these statistics and the impact on health care: By 2035, the number of adults age 65 or older is expected to outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Chair File: Making Health Care ‘Age Friendly’ Is More Important Than Ever

One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.