Strategies to Advance Geriatric Nursing: The John A. Hartford Foundation Initiatives

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 51; no. 10; pp. 1479 - 1483
• Main Authors: Regenstreif, Donna I., Brittis, Sarajane, Fagin, Claire M., Rieder, Corinne H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Inc 01.10.2003; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Education, Nursing, Graduate - organization & administration; Elderly people; Financing; foundation priorities; Foundations; Foundations - organization & administration; General aspects; Geriatric medicine; geriatric nursing; Geriatric Nursing - education; Geriatric Nursing - organization & administration; Geriatrics; Health and social institutions; Humans; Initiatives; John A Hartford Foundation; Medical sciences; Nursing; Nursing Research - organization & administration; Organizational Objectives; Priorities; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Schools, Nursing - organization & administration; Training Support - organization & administration; United States; USA; United States; North America; America; Human; Performance evaluation; Health care staff; Therapeutic schedule; Homes for the aged; Elderly; Public health; Geriatrics
• ISSN: 0002-8614; 1532-5415
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51470.x

This article chronicles the efforts of the John A. Hartford Foundation to improve the health care of older adults by strategically investing $34 million in geriatric nursing programs nationally. It includes a brief background of the Foundation followed by a description of the Foundation's geriatric nursing programs and the lessons learned that could be relevant to a variety of audiences.