In May 2026, Ariadne Labs convened 14 leaders in clinical practice, research, and policymaking in primary care and Whole Person Care for a day-long Whole Person Care Summit. This report summarizes their findings on establishing key principles of Whole Person Care, operationalizing it in clinical practice, and creating necessary scaffolding for scaling this model. This work is funded by the Healing Works Foundation.
Catherine Schofield is a Senior Project Coordinator with the Navigating Aging and Illness (NAI) Program at Ariadne Labs. Drawn to Ariadne’s mission to close “know-do” gaps in health care — the disconnect between what we know should happen and what actually occurs in clinical practice — she focuses on empowering clinicians and patients to engage… Continue reading Catherine Schofield
Dr. Namita Seth Mohta highlights our Aging and Illness work in this The New York Times article about the importance of communication and planning with aging parents.
A new resource index aims offers support for primary care clinicians diagnosing dementia Diagnosing dementia is hard. Early cognitive changes can be subtle, and it’s a difficult subject for clinicians to bring up with their patients. For primary care clinicians, short appointment times and ever-growing to-do lists make recognizing the need and initiating these conversations… Continue reading The Right Tool(kit) for Your Job: Indexing Dementia Diagnosis Resources
Our Eldercare Team’s published results in JAMDA from their 6-month pilot in 2 rural nursing homes to assess feasibility, acceptability, and utility of the Wellbeing Toolkit.
Purposeful care for meaningful living As the US population ages, the need for compassionate, person-centered care is more urgent than ever. More than 62 million Americans are over the age of 65, and that number continues to grow. With age comes new health challenges — nearly one in three Americans live with a chronic illness,… Continue reading NAVIGATING AGING & ILLNESS