Aging and Disability Business Institute

The mission of the Aging and Disability Business Institute (Business Institute) is to build and strengthen partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and the health care system—a vision intended to improve the health and well-being of America’s older adults and people with disabilities through improved and increased access to quality services and evidence-based programs. Such access can help older adults and people with disabilities live with dignity and independence in their homes and communities. The Business Institute serves as the national focal point to build the business acumen of Area Agencies on Aging and other CBOs.

As lead for the Business Institute, USAging partners with:

• The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)
• Partners in Care Foundation
• Health Begins
• Independent Living Research Utilization/National Center for Aging and Disability
• AgeSpan
• Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University
• American Society on Aging

The Business Institute is funded by:

• Administration for Community Living 
• The John A. Hartford Foundation
• The SCAN Foundation

To learn more, visit www.aginganddisabilitybusinessinstitute.org.


Project Lead
Marisa Scala-Foley, Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute