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Ohio's Area Agencies on Aging have a number of services to offer health care systems and payers.

Did you know 50 percent of Area Agencies on Aging that contract with health care entities provide a variety of social services for older adults? Read more about the benefits of contracting in a new infographic from our Aging and Disability Business Institute: bit.ly/3S1eqz4.

The Aging and Disability Business Institute is excited to have a new journal article posted in Society of Certified Senior Advisors' CSA Journal. Read the article to learn how collaborations between health care entities and aging and disability CBOs can help meet the needs of a growing population of older adults now and in the future. http://ow.ly/RzEO50EhXwr

This is what we do in a variety of settings.

"Connecting older adults with social services through the healthcare delivery system may lead to decreases in hospitalizations, ED visits, and observation stays. Implementation of cross-sector partnerships that address non-clinical factors that impact the health of older adults may reduce the use of costly healthcare services."

Aligning Social and Health Care Services: The Case of Community Care Connections | Playbook Authors Elisa M. Fisher Kelley Akiya Annie Wells Yan Li Christine Peck José A.Pagán Source Preventive Medicine https://www.journals.elsevier.com/preventive-medicine Peer-Reviewed Article November 2020 Headline Community Care Connections, a program assisting older adults with complex needs in navig...