ABOUT TEXAS HEALTHY AT HOME
Texas Healthy at Home is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of older Texans and their caregivers through training, education and support services allowing them to live independently in the community while lowering costs for health entities.
Along with our network of community-based non-profits, we offer free classes in-person or remotely to help people live well, prevent falls and lighten the load of caring for people with dementia. These classes are evidence-based and evidence-informed, meaning they are proven to produce results.
Our award-winning statewide class registration and reporting system makes it easy for people to sign up for classes, and for our network partners to make classes available to anyone in Texas.
HOW WE HELP COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Texas Healthy at Home enables community-based organizations to address unmet needs by providing more services for older adults, accessing new revenue sources and saving money through collaboration with health entities such as hospital systems and health plans.
Our network partners can use our class registration and reporting system to receive secure referrals from physicians, patients and family members; collect data for multiple funding sources; and track health insurance information and bill payers.
As part of our network, these organizations have access to program development and evaluation services, plus the opportunity to provide services to vulnerable underserved communities.
HOW WE HELP HEALTH ENTITIES
Texas Healthy at Home bridges the divide between health care and social services by providing health entities “one-stop” access to multiple community-based services.
This enables health entities to lower healthcare costs and increase health plan member retention by helping older diverse plan members improve health and better control chronic disease. Older Texans are able to maintain their independence at home, reduce hospitalizations and delay nursing home placement.
OUR FUNDING PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
- AgeSpan
- Alzheimer's Association (of Texas)
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments l Ark-Tex Region AAA
- BakerRipley
- Baylor Scott & White Health
- Baylor Scott & White Health Plan
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments | AAA of the Brazos Valley
- Brookdale Senior Living
- Capital Area Council of Governments | AAA of the Capital Area
- Care Coordination Systems/Care Transitions Intervention
- Care N' Care
- Central Texas Council of Governments | AAA of Central Texas
- Coastal Bend Council of Governments | AAA of the Coastal Bend
- Collaborative Consulting
- Community Council of Greater Dallas | Dallas AAA
- Concho Valley Council of Governments l AAA of the Concho Valley
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments | AAA of Deep East Texas | ADRC of Deep East/Southeast Texas
- DFW Hospital Council Foundation
- Guardianship Services, Inc.
- Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration
- Heart of Texas Council of Governments | AAA of the Heart of Texas
- Houston-Galveston Area Council | Houston-Galveston AAA
- James L. West Center for Dementia Care
- Lewisville, TX, Fire Department
- Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council | AAA of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County
- Meals on Wheels Texas
- Nortex Regional Planning Commission | AAA of North Texas | ADRC of North Texas
- North Central Texas Council of Governments | AAA of North Central Texas
- Sanger, TX, Fire Department
- Sixty and Better
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
- Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging
- Texas Association of Promotores & Community Health Workers
- Texas Association of Regional Councils | Texas Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Texas Elder Justice Coalition
- Texas Health and Human Services
- Texas Takes on Falls Coalition
- Texas Woman's University College of Nursing
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
- University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work
- WellMed Charitable Foundation
- Wellpoint
LEADERSHIP
Dana Hoffman, Board President
Keith C Kosel, Board Vice President
Christina Bartha, CEO
Jennifer Gardiner, COO
Jamye Taylor, Chief Community Impact Officer
Daryl Wagoner, Chief Communications Officer
Diana Reusch, Education and Affiliate Coordinator
OUR CORE VALUES
Integrity & Accountability
We believe integrity and accountability are the foundation of our partnerships and services.
Innovation
We develop efficient and more ways to deliver effective programs that improve the lives of older Texans and caregivers.
Strategic
We act strategically in bringing together health entities and community organizations to meet unmet needs and better serve older Texans and their caregivers.
Communication & Collaboration
We value clear communication and teamwork as the means to consistent quality, greater efficiency and improved lives.
Inclusive & Person-Centered
We are committed to inclusion, diversity and equality in giving older Texans and their caregivers the tools to live dignified, independent lives as long as possible.
OUR HISTORY
- Founded in 2013 by three Area Agency on Aging directors who saw the need for an organization to lead the Texas aging network in integrating healthcare and social care
- Participated with other Texas organizations in the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) Business Acumen Learning Collaborative
- Became a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2016
- Became one of fewer than three dozen organizations nationwide selected and funded to be a Community Care Hub by the U.S. Administration for Community Living
- Executed contract with Tejas Health Management to execute and administer contract with Cigna HealthSpring for care transitions
- Received three Baylor Scott & White Health grants to provide virtual training for older adults and professional and family caregivers with emphasis on dementia issues
- Became co-lead of the statewide Texas Takes on Falls Coalition with WellMed Charitable Foundation in 2022
- Received Baylor Scott & White Health Plan grant to expand falls prevention programming in West Texas and offer statewide social determinants of health training for facilitators
- Became co-lead of the statewide Texas Elder Justice Coalition with Guardianship Services, Inc. in 2024