NRHA releases 2024 Compendium of Best Practices for Rural Age-Friendly Care

The National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative is a joint effort between the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) to develop resources, partnerships, and strategies to build age-friendly care for the one in five older adults living in rural geographies.  

NRHA aims to achieve these goals through four approaches: convenings, communications, educational activities, and community health worker trainings. While we recognize rural specific challenges, the diversity, innovation, and resilience of rural communities can be leveraged to improve care and quality of life for older adults who choose to call rural home.

The partnerships NRHA has formed through this work continue to strengthen and broaden the reach of the initiative. This compendium is a product of that collaboration and innovation, highlighting best practices from across the United States that can be built upon in rural communities.

NRHA's 2024 Compendium of Best Practices for Rural Age-Friendly Care is a product of that collaboration. The initiative is primarily intended to share and highlight best practices, models, research, and policies from around the United States that can be built upon in rural communities.