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ADRC Agility: FREED Center for Independent Living and the Sacramento, CA Area Agency on Aging

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories
image of the side-by-side logos of the FREED Center for Independent Living and the Area Aging on Aging in Sacramento, California. The FREED logo is a graphic of a blue bird flying over green evergreen trees.

The health care system in the United States is in a state of transition, as innovations and policy shifts disrupt longstanding practices and move health care providers toward shared accountability for health outcomes and value. New payment structures are spreading financial risk more widely, for example, by introducing new forms of capitation and incentive payments …

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A Promising Collaboration: Care1st Health Plan and Access to Independence (A2i), San Diego, California

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories
Image of two hands cradling a graphic of a blue house.

In the wake of the shift to accountable and value-based care, and in light of the growing number of older adults and individuals with disabilities, many states are looking to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to provide these populations with coordinated health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS). Opportunities now exist in this new environment …

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Bridging Disability and Aging to Maximize Capacity: The Oklahoma Aging and Disability Alliance, LLC

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories

Synergies and collaborations between disability and aging services providers are a natural fit in an integrated health care landscape. Both fields are committed to providing support that keeps older people and people with disabilities safe and comfortable in their homes and communities for as long as possible, and both are facing an increasingly constrained funding …

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St. Barnabas Senior Services: Finding Value in Social Service

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories
logo of St. Barnabas Senior Services. Logo features a drawing of a tree and the tagline, "Live Well. Feel Well. Age Well."

  “[Though] they’re not already part of the health care process, social service agencies must realize they bring value to the table and have that confidence coming into the conversation…You’re already in the community, you’re trusted by the community, you know the community better than health care plans and private contractors…that trust is of tremendous value.” …

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The Southern Maine Agency on Aging: a Patient Approach Nets Multiple Contracts

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories
Professional African American Woman Heathcare Worker assisting an older African American woman in her home

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Larry Gross, has read the writing on the wall, recognizing that traditional government and foundational funding sources for community-based organizations (CBOs) are stagnating at a time of increased client demand, constraining service delivery and organizational sustainability. To respond to this changing environment, …

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The Marin Center for Independent Living: Serving Beyond the Safety Net

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories

The nonprofit Marin Center for Independent Living (MCIL) in San Rafael, Calif., has for nearly 38 years provided advocacy services to people with all types of disabilities, including older adults, to allow them to remain at home. Their mission is “To assist persons with all types of disabilities to achieve their maximum level of sustainable independence …

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