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Winners Announced for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2026 Business Innovation Award

USAging has awarded the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2026 Business Innovation Award for improving health outcomes and quality of life for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.

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Podcast Series: Real Life with the Older Americans Act

This podcast explores the real people and real communities that benefit from the Older Americans Act, the nationwide law that supports older adults’ safety, independence and quality of life.

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Join the AHA Age-Friendly Health Systems Fall 2026 Action Community

Applications are now open for this virtual learning community that helps health care teams accelerate the adoption of evidence-based age-friendly care.

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Directory of Programs that Support Family Caregivers of Individuals Living with Dementia

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It’s About What Matters to You

Age-Friendly Care and the 4Ms

Older adults and family caregivers can learn more about what age-friendly care is and how they can ask for it from their health care providers. The page is available in Spanish as well.

Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative

A movement to help spread the reliable delivery of age-friendly care - based on the 4Ms framework (what Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) - to all health care settings.