Innovative Aging Today’s person-centered care that revolves around the individual at home and in their community surpasses institutional care models of the past. This concept helps older people to live full and enriched lives despite illness or disability.
Aging-Friendly Communities Age-friendly communities meet, and exceed, the needs of older adults: health care, appropriate housing, efficient transportation, healthy meals, social activity and more. All told, this helps adults age with independence and dignity.
Community Vitality When older adults feel like they’re a valuable part of the community, their health and wellbeing flourish. Through volunteering and socializing they can connect across many generations. And, that enriches the whole community.
Comprehensive Care Peer-to-peer support, social connections and highly coordinated care creates a more efficient and cost-effective means to care for older people. Further increasing their access to community, and home-based care, creates a virtuous cycle that improves wellness.
Healthy Aging Older adults with access to integrated care report an overall improvement in quality of life and emotional well-being. They maintain the ability to care for themselves and to participate in daily activities longer. Most of all, they stay engaged in their community.
Economic Opportunity Older adults are an integral part of each community. They support business owners who provide vital goods and services for healthy aging. Also, those who age in their community stimulate growth in the direct care workforce—which creates jobs and more opportunity.
Scaling Aging Programs We identify and scale best practices that improve long-term health outcomes. Proven examples include our nationwide GREEN HOUSE® Project and our Village to Village Network Initiative. These successful programs allow adults to age in their communities and in homelike settings.
Aging-Friendly Financing We ensure that projects supporting healthy aging have access to crucial capital. This is achieved through direct financing of projects as well as creating new capital structures and investment partnerships such as our Age Strong Investment Fund.
Systems Integration Support We work tirelessly to improve the alignment of community health care services. We help fill existing gaps via public policy engagement. And, we collaborate with government agencies, community health centers and care providers to support successful aging.
Meals on Wheels Age-friendly communities require a range of support services, including access to nutritious food. Our financing of the Meals on Wheels program near Fort Worth, Texas helped build a new warehouse and modern kitchen facilities. This will help expand meal deliveries by 50% to at least 1.5 million meals annually for a mostly low-income older population. Follow Along With The Volunteers
Loveland Green House We financed the development of Colorado’s first GREEN HOUSE® homes in the city of Loveland, providing skilled nursing for Medicaid-eligible residents. We leveraged New Market Tax Credits and investments from JPMorgan Chase, the AARP, Robert Wood Johnson, and Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundations to complete this $17 million dollar financing package. Meet the Loveland Residents
Addressing the Layered Medical Needs of Older Adults After being hospitalized for diabetic complications, Marcelina was referred to Urban Health Plan’s Center for Advanced Aging conveniently located in her neighborhood. The Center is part of an innovative movement that delivers comprehensive care to aging populations while allowing them to still live in their communities. Learn more about the model
