{"id":7543,"date":"2021-09-29T12:01:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:50:25","slug":"center-for-aging-and-health-grant-to-expand-covid-19-action-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/center-for-aging-and-health-grant-to-expand-covid-19-action-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Aging and Health Receives Grant to Expand Existing Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNC\u2019s Center for Aging and Health<\/a> and the University of Louisville (UofL) Trager Institute are one of eleven recipients of a two-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services grant. HRSA dedicated a total of $2,450,107 to fund ‘FlourishConnect,\u2019 a collaborative project for UNC-CH and UofL. This funding will be used to create and deliver COVID-19-specific education and training to the nursing home workforce, its residents, their families, and caregivers.<\/p>\n

\u2018FlourishConnect\u2019 is based on the trademarked FlourishCare\u2122 model developed at the UofL Trager Institute. This collaborative project will build on lessons learned from the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network (NNHCAN). Using their combined expertise with their respective Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs), UofL and UNC-CH will expand services to an additional 50 nursing homes in both North Carolina and Kentucky (100 total). A major aim of the program is transforming nursing homes into age-friendly health systems. It will promote age-friendly nursing homes focusing on several major COVID-19-related issues:<\/p>\n