The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE)
is a specialty organization dedicated to optimal health and quality of life for older adults.
Lead and advance gerontological nursing excellence.
BACKGROUND
The National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) was incorporated as an independent 501(c)3 organization in 2016 after 16 years as a John A. Hartford Foundation-funded entity.
Schools of nursing and international consortia of schools of nursing are the primary members. There are a number of active committees and special interest groups (SIGs) that meet regularly to carry out the programmatic efforts of the organization. NHCGNE hosts an annual leadership conference that provides networking opportunities along with dissemination of information related to our mission.
- All countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift.
- In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries.
- The pace of population ageing is much faster than in the past.
- In 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older outnumbered children younger than 5 years.
- Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.
