Age-friendly product line or service:

A holistic, Web- and evidence-based assessment system to advance healthy aging and improve outcomes of older adults living independently, this national collaborative includes CCRCs, housing programs, home care and community-based agencies.

Age-friendly features:

Valid and reliable assessment data leads to the development of personalized healthy aging plans for individuals, and a methodology to target the right programs and services to match needs for a campus or community.

Ongoing marketing & educational support:

COLLAGE membership includes access to webinar-based assessment and software training; regular online product development meetings; annual member-only conferences; educational and promotional publications; and help desk for software, assessment coding, and ad hoc and dashboard reporting.

In-service training:

Up to 8 webinars and online software and assessment-related support calls every month. Recorded sessions, when appropriate, are made available to those who are unable to attend a live event.

What inspired your company to produce age-friendly products or services?

A Kendal board member, Knight Steel, MD, former chief, Health of the Elderly Programme with WHO, inspired us when he asked, “Does Kendal have a way to measure outcomes and link resident information with organizational performance?”

What inspired your founder(s) to form your company?

The belief that aging services organizations cannot assume that the programs and services they offer to improve healthy aging are well-targeted and lead to better outcomes, unless an evidence-based tool is used to measure it.

What sets your company apart from others in the industry?

COLLAGE offers the opportunity to use an evidence-based assessment system to collect critical information and develop a data infrastructure collaboratively to drive improved healthy aging outcomes.