Partner

Institute for the Ages works with and for companies, research organizations, aging service providers, and other organizations with the common goal to improve the lives of people across age groups.

Do you have a problem related to the demographic transition that Institute for the Ages can help solve?

Do you have a product, service, or policy innovation that is ready for testing or scale-up?

Some of our current projects are described below. Contact us to support these projects or propose your own.

The Changing Workforce: Helping Health Care Employers Adapt: Research conducted by the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College found that, despite some awareness of potential negative business impacts of the demographic transition, most employers have not analyzed the demographics of their workforce or characterized the impacts the change might have. Institute for the Ages, in partnership with the Sloan Center, has formulated a strategic healthcare workforce planning approach that incorporates employee engagement and responses based on best practices. The phased approach will be piloted with a consortium of 16 “age-pressured” health care employers in a 4-county region (Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties, Florida) that is already well into the demographic shift.

Formal and Informal Supports for Aging in Community: RTI International, in partnership with the Institute,will a) develop and test qualitative and quantitative instruments to be used to collect data on the types of institutions that support aging in communities; and b) collect data on these institutions in Sarasota County. Data collection will cover 5 domains: health and well-being; housing and housing support; social, community, and religious; legal, financial, and social services; and political and law enforcement.

Advanced illness care: While many people over age 65 experience relatively good health, many will at some point develop one or more debilitating illnesses. In our current system, care is siloed, so the sickest and most vulnerable patients are bounced around from one place to another to have their various medical needs addressed. With this poorly coordinated system, individuals can receive care contrary to their wishes. Studies have shown that initiatives at the community level can overcome these barriers, providing care consistent with patients’ values at lower costs. The goal of this pilot project, in partnership with the consortium C-TAC,  is to provide a proven, scaleable model for community advanced care initiatives.