Dedicated to improving the care of older adults

Adapting & Advancing

Our 2025 Annual Report highlights how we are adapting to policy shifts, exploring new grantmaking approaches, and working with our grantees and partners to achieve significant progress in improving the care of older adults.

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Nominate CBOs for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2026 Business Innovation Award

The award recognizes innovative partnerships between community-based organizations and health care entities to improve health outcomes for older adults and people with disabilities, with an emphasis on social connection.

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Submit Your Paper to NEJM Catalyst’s Age-Friendly Health Systems Special Issue

The journal is seeking manuscripts that assess real-world implementation, scaling and impact of the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework across care settings.

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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.

How To Ask For Age-Friendly Care

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.

Discover the Age-Friendly Movement