Meeting the Diverse Needs and Preferences of Older Adults

Please join MPN’s Aging Innovations Group and Seniors & Housing Collaborative for an engaging, informative program with Dr. Kali Thomas, newly arrived Stulman Professor in Aging and Community Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, who will share her recent research insights on the varied and changing needs and preferences of older adults, particularly in relation to home-based services. While many healthcare entities and community-based organizations are focused on bolstering and moving services to the home, they are often designed for the general target population and struggle to customize and tailor this experience.  

Dr. Thomas will speak on her team’s research about prioritizing moving services to the home, findings from their research of Meals on Wheels around the challenges of receiving home-based services, and their work with the Veterans Administration around preferences for flexibility, autonomy and choice. We will provide an opportunity to share ideas and issues to consider when working to adapt services to meet older adults’ needs and preferences to avoid "institutionalizing" these home services with limited resources. 

This program is for members and invited guests only.