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This report represents the first use of the Field Assessment Tool (FASST) to assess the conditions of NH's Healthy Aging field across seven field building domains, based on interviews with key informants engaged in this work.

The Gen Silent Survey Project evaluates whether Gen Silent (Maddux, 2010), a documentary film on the unique challenges of LGBT older adults, can impact knowledge, attitudes, and intentions of aging service providers. The good news is that the majority of participants (83%) indicated their thoughts and views changed after watching the film, and that scores on nine out of ten measures improved.

LGBT older adults are less likely than their heterosexual peers to reach out to providers, senior centers, meal programs, and other entitlement programs because they fear sexual orientation- or gender-based discrimination and harassment. This report includes recommendations for agencies who want to put out the welcome mat for LGBT older adults.

The State Plan on Aging (SPOA) was developed through a ten month planning process, coordinated by the NH Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS) of the Department of Health and Human Services, and managed by a diverse planning committee of more than 30 leaders from across NH’s aging service delivery networks.

The Healthy Aging Data Report will help advocates and leaders across the state understand more about the health of older people in NH. The report includes 244 Community Profiles — one for every city and town in New Hampshire, plus neighborhoods in Nashua and Manchester.

New Hampshire Choices for Independence (CFI) Medicaid Waiver services provide home- and community-based services to individuals who are chronically ill or have a disability and prefer to stay in their homes or communities but might otherwise need the level of care only provided in nursing homes, which typically result in more expensive treatment. The NH Fiscal Policy Institute research identified that increases to Medicaid rates could contribute to sustaining and expanding this vital workforce.

New Hampshire Choices for Independence (CFI) Medicaid Waiver services provide home- and community-based services to individuals who are chronically ill or have a disability and prefer to stay in their homes or communities but might otherwise need the level of care only provided in nursing homes, which typically result in more expensive treatment. The NH Fiscal Policy Institute research identified that increases to Medicaid rates could contribute to sustaining and expanding this vital workforce.

The Center on Aging and Community Living at UNH, in conjunction with other subject matter experts from the NH Alliance for Healthy Aging (NH AHA), engaged in conversations about care coordination between 2016-2017 that formed the framework for this brief. Published in 2018, the document describes care coordination efforts in three major systems of care: medical, community social service, and informal support.

Educating the community and advocating for policy change are critical to creating age-friendly communities. That is why the NH Alliance for Healthy Aging (AHA) set long-term advocacy priorities to ensure that we all can look forward to aging in the Granite State in a way that utilizes our skills and talents while meeting our needs and managing our resources effectively.

Call to Care NH is a co-production of NH PBS and the Endowment for Health. This 30-minute program explores the challenges presented as more of us are living longer and the demand for people who provide care is growing faster than the supply.

This scan was conducted by researchers at the University of New Hampshire Center on Aging and Community Living. It provides information on the numerous funding opportunities that could support New Hampshire’s Collective Impact aging initiative in its work to create age-friendly communities.

To begin to address the challenges faced by informal family caregivers in northern New England, the Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging (TSLCA) hosted three cross-border conversations on caregiving.