Older adults are the core business
of health care today, and nurses—central to the health care of all older
adults—are responding to the challenge.
Launched in 1995, the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) is
confronting the issues associated with an aging patient population through
an array of programs. With a $60 million investment from The John A.
Hartford Foundation, the HGNI is preparing professional nurses to play
leadership roles in improving the health of older adults.
In partnership with the nation’s nursing schools and a variety of
health care organizations and systems, this dynamic, national initiative
works in five areas, including:
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Shaping nursing practice to best meet the health care
needs of older adults;
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Enhancing professional education to ensure all nurses
are prepared to treat older patients;
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Promoting research needed to guide the care and promote
the health of older people;
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Developing leadership in academic and professional
settings; and
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Demonstrating nursing’s commitment to enacting
public policy that improves older Americans’ health care.
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