Courses and Case Studies
The following listing includes courses and case studies developed by the Hartford Institute in collaboration with a panel of geriatric experts, the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Initiative (OHNEP) and the NICHE Program. Please visit this page for updated content.
Care of Older Adults in Long-Term Care: Discharge Planner Series
This series was created to ensure that discharge planners have the knowledge to implement care transition plans for older adults across the spectrum of long-term care. These courses promote team-based, coordinated, person-centered, evidence-based care for older adults in the long-term care setting.
Care of Older Adults in Home Care (COA-HC-RN) Series
This series was developed to assure that home care nurses have the knowledge to care for older adults who wish to remain living in their home. These courses promote team-based, coordinated, person-centered, evidence-based, quality home care for older adults.
Care Coordination of Complex Older Adults
This module discusses care coordination for the older adult with complex healthcare needs.
Building a Community Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program- A Case Study
This module describes why chronic diseases are a community problem. We will describe the importance of self-management in health care, explain how self-management of chronic disease can be improved, and define ways to build healthy communities.