Improving unsafe environments to support aging independence with limited resources.
Aging with independence benefits individuals, family, and society. To achieve independence, older adults must be able to function in their homes. This function is determined both by their abilities and by the environment in which they maneuver. This article describes a promising program that intervenes with both older adults and their home environments to improve function. This program, called CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders), is funded through the Affordable Care Act and can be scaled up nationally if determined to be a success in improving health and decreasing health care costs.
Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: sszanto1@jhu.edu.
Sarah L
SL
Szanton
Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jill
J
Roth
Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Manka
M
Nkimbeng
Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jessica
J
Savage
Department of Community and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Rachel
R
Klimmek
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States
Disability; Function; Interprofessional; Older adults