LA Fire Department Teams with Partners to Reduce Non-Emergency Calls to 911
In a ground-breaking pilot collaboration, Partners has teamed up with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to provide health coaching to 911 ‘super users,’ and other callers in need of community-based services. Starting in June, trained health coaches wil...
Read MoreRita’s story: “It’s helped me be more conscious of my emotions – I’m meditating now.”
Rita attended a Better Choices, Better Health workshop after being referred by her healthcare insurer. Eighteen months on from the class, we caught up with her to find out how she’s doing now. “I’ve been diagnosed with major depression – that’s since I was ...
Read MoreCommunity-Based Care Transitions Program Saves $16.5 Million in Readmission Costs
Following a three-year pilot, data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) clearly shows that the Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) has significantly reduced the number of people being readmitted to hospital within 30 days. A...
Read More“If you can be pro-active about your health it’s good. Preventative medicine gets overlooked, but it can help to be in a group environment where there’s a lot of trust – that helps everybody.”
Joseph and Richard both attended a six-week Healthier Living Class at a senior center in Northridge. Here’s what they had to say about their experiences. Joseph“Many times if you can be pro-active about your health it’s good. Preventative medicine gets over...
Read MoreHealth Industry Honors CAPG President, Don Crane at Partners in Care 2016 Tribute Dinner
Executives from across the healthcare industry attended the 17th Annual Tribute Dinner which honored Don Crane, President & CEO of CAPG, with the 2016 Partners in Care Vision and Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award. The award, which was presented ...
Read MorePartners’ CEO Awarded American Society on Aging (ASA) Hall of Fame Award
Partners in Care Foundation’s President and CEO, June Simmons, has been awarded the prestigious American Society on Aging (ASA) Hall of Fame Award. The award, which was presented to June at the recent ASA Aging in America Conference, honors an individual wh...
Read MoreThe John A. Hartford Foundation Awards Major Grant to Support National Resource Center
The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), a 3-year grant of nearly $3 million to support the development of a National Resource Center to advance business acumen in the aging services network. The ...
Read MoreCSUN Students Help Older Adults Avoid Falls
Students from Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) spent two days learning how to help older adults avoid falls during a recent Matter of Balance Coach Training at Partners in Care Foundation. Matter of Balance classes are being held in locations across C...
Read MoreFounding Member of Partners’ Board of Directors Honored
Walden University has announced that it has renamed its School of Social Work and Human Services in honor of Dr. Barbara Solomon, a nationally and internationally recognized pioneer in the field of social work. Dr. Solomon was one of the founding members of...
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