Aging and Disability Systems

Building Pathways to Independence, Connection, and Purpose

Strengthening Aging and Disability Systems Through Person-Centered Change

Helping people live with dignity, independence, purpose, and meaningful community connections throughout life.

Every person deserves the opportunity to live where they choose, maintain meaningful relationships, contribute to their communities, and pursue a life of purpose. As people age or experience physical disabilities, their strengths, goals, relationships, and support needs continue to evolve. Supporting good lives requires person-centered approaches that honor individual choice, build on personal strengths, and coordinate supports that help people remain connected to what matters most.

Organizations across aging and disability systems are working to strengthen community living, support caregivers, improve care coordination, and help people live well throughout their lives. We partner with organizations and professionals to strengthen person-centered practices through the nationally recognized Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework, helping align existing priorities while creating lasting change for people and families.

How CtLC Strengthens Aging and Disability Systems

Rather than introducing another initiative, the Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework enhances the work aging and disability organizations are already doing. By integrating person-centered approaches into long-term services and supports, care coordination, caregiver partnerships, and cross-system collaboration, CtLC helps organizations promote dignity, independence, meaningful community living, and better outcomes for people and families.

Who We Work With

  • State Units on Aging
  • Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
  • Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
  • Centers for Independent Living
  • Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS)
  • Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
  • Physical Disability Organizations
  • Caregiver Support Programs
  • Healthcare & Community-Based Organizations
  • Cross-System Partners

What Becomes Possible

  • People live with dignity, independence, and purpose.
  • Families and caregivers become valued partners in planning and decision-making.
  • More people remain connected to their homes, communities, and the relationships that matter most.
  • Supports are coordinated around each person’s strengths, aspirations, relationships, and changing needs.
  • Organizations strengthen person-centered cultures that improve experiences and outcomes.
  • Communities become more connected, inclusive, and supportive of people across the lifespan.

Our Approach

We help organizations integrate the Charting the LifeCourse® framework into existing roles, programs, services, and systems by strengthening capacity at four levels. Creating lasting change by strengthening people, professionals, organizations, and systems.

People and Families

Building planning skills, informed decision-making, caregiver partnerships, and practical strategies for navigating life transitions using LifeCourse tools.

Professionals

Strengthening person-centered practice through professional learning, leadership development, coaching, and Communities of Practice.

Organizations

Building implementation capacity through strategic planning, organizational development, quality improvement, and sustainable person-centered practices.

Systems

Advancing collaboration across aging, disability, healthcare, housing, transportation, Medicaid, and community partners.

Why Organizations Frequently Partner with Us

Meaningful systems change begins with people.

Grounded in the Charting the LifeCourse framework, we help organizations strengthen leadership, align practice, build workforce capacity, and foster collaboration that improves experiences and outcomes for people, families, caregivers, professionals, and communities.

  • Strengthen person-centered planning and practices
  • Improve caregiver engagement
  • Enhance care coordination
  • Advance community living initiatives
  • Build workforce capacity
  • Support HCBS implementation
  • Facilitate strategic planning
  • Strengthen cross-system collaboration

Let's Start the Conversation

Imagine communities where people continue to live with dignity, independence, meaningful relationships, and opportunities to contribute throughout every stage of life. Let’s work together to make that vision possible.