Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Industry Leaders In Specialized Care for Older Adults

March 26, 2020
Leslie Pelton, senior director of innovation, Institute for Health Improvement (IHI)

Health care spending for older adults is disproportionately higher than for other age groups. According to 2016 research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the 65 and older group — 16 percent of the population — consumes 36 percent of health spending. The cost of care for older adults is higher, but reimbursements are lower. “It Read More

Is Your Health System Age-Friendly? Join the Movement

March 18, 2020
Lil Banchero, MSN, RN, senior director, Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Institute on Healthy Aging

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Health care spending for older adults is disproportionately higher than for other age groups. According to 2016 research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the 65 and older group — 16 percent of the population — consumes 36 percent of health spending. The cost of care for older adults is Read More