Across the nation, communities are developing creative ideas to improve long term care and supportive services systems, drawing from conventional wisdom and tackling the issues with fresh approaches. The cornerstone of the Community Partnerships for Older Adults program is to inspire communities to teach and learn from one another. Communities are the innovators, experimenters, and the pioneers. The Community Partnership for Older Adults grantee partners are at the forefront of a growing national effort to improve the long term care systems landscape from the community perspective. By learning locally and sharing nationally, communities will develop and implement sustainable systems improvements.

The online Resource Center showcases the issues involved with creating, maintaining and sustaining a community partnership. The Resource Center is not static; it will continue to grow and expand throughout the life of the program with the addition of new content, tools and materials to assist communities. Remaining true to the Teaching and Learning philosophy, the Resource Center invites communities throughout the country to share with and learn from each other. This Web site and the Resource Center focus on the nuts and bolts of improving the lives of older adults through community partnership driven change.