TY - BOOK AU - Beverly, Claudia J, TI - Gerontological nursing: growth, adaptation and change after John A. Hartford Foundation investments PY - 2020/// KW - Gerontological nursing capacity KW - Gerontological nursing competencies KW - Healthcare systems KW - John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) KW - Older adults N1 - Nursing N2 - This article chronicles the John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) funded gerontological nursing initiatives 1996-present. These initiatives, in particular BAGNC, were designed to impact the health of older adults through building gerontological nursing capacity by preparing new and retooling current faculty with expert gerontological nursing competencies, preparing new researchers, developing a knowledgeable nurse workforce with competency in gerontological nursing and prepare leaders in academics and health care systems. A description of major programs funded by the Foundation is presented and the impact, adaptation, and change in gerontological nursing resulting from over ER -