Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

What Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing does

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) is a non-profit academic institute embedded within NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing that develops and disseminates evidence-based education, assessment tools, and clinical protocols for the care of older adults. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in New York, the institute targets registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing faculty, long-term care facilities, and interprofessional healthcare teams. HIGN operates as a continuing professional development platform rather than a traditional software company: its core product, ConsultGeri®, is an online portal hosting e-learning courses, case studies, webinars, and a Geriatric Nursing Protocols library covering 40+ geriatric care topics. Supporting product lines include the Try This:® Series assessment tools (organized into General Assessment, Specialty Practice, Dementia, and Quality Improvement tracks), specialty course series (Foundations of Nursing Care, Gerontological Certification Review, Behavioral Health in Primary Care, Care of Older Adults in Long-Term Care, and Primary Care of Older Adults), the Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence recognition program, and the NextGen Aging Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program built around the 4Ms age-friendly care framework.

HIGN generates revenue primarily through one-time course and case study purchases ($20 per case study, $260–$400 per course series) plus continuing education contact hour fees, distributed via the self-serve ConsultGeri platform and through customized learning packages developed for institutional clients. The institute is funded principally by the John A. Hartford Foundation and maintains strategic partnerships with NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (academic integration), Archcare (long-term care content co-development), the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (APRN case study development), and the Gerontological Society of America (dementia-related resources). Leadership is provided by Executive Director Tara Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN.

Name

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Legal name

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Website

https://hign.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HIGN is a non-profit academic institute within NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing that delivers evidence-based geriatric nursing education, assessment tools, and clinical protocols via its ConsultGeri online learning platform. It serves registered nurses, APRNs, nursing faculty, and long-term care facilities through continuing professional development courses and credentialing programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Education

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits, Insurance & Long-Term Care Planning Navigation (Medicare/Medicaid/LTC) (HLADALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL)

Keywords

• Geriatric nursing education
• Continuing professional development
• Evidence-based protocols
• Online learning platform
• Healthcare workforce training

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Sales: Sale of online educational courses and case studies for continuing professional development, including bundled series and individual modules
2. Continuing Education Credits: Nursing continuing professional development contact hours provided for course completion, supporting professional licensure requirements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HIGN operates ConsultGeri®, an online learning portal that delivers geriatric nursing education, evidence-based assessment tools (Try This® Series), Geriatric Nursing Protocols, and continuing professional development courses to nurses, APRNs, and interprofessional healthcare teams. The institute also runs workforce development programs (NextGen Aging), academic programs through NYU Meyers, and the Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence recognition program for long-term care communities.

Product overview

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) operates as an educational content and professional development platform rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings center on ConsultGeri®, an online learning portal delivering geriatric nursing education through multiple integrated product lines: the Try This:® Series assessment tools organized into General Assessment, Specialty Practice, Dementia, and Quality Improvement tracks; the Geriatric Nursing Protocols database covering 40+ evidence-based clinical protocols; and various e-Learning course series including Foundations of Nursing Care, Gerontological Certification Review, Behavioral Health in Primary Care (BHPC), Care of Older Adults Long-Term Care (COA-LTC), and Primary Care of Older Adults (PCOA-RN). Supporting programs include the Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence for long-term care recognition, NextGen Aging workforce development initiative, and specialized APRN case studies. The organization functions as an academic healthcare education institute affiliated with NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, offering continuing professional development contact hours for nurses and interprofessional healthcare team members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ConsultGeri® Online Learning Portal The primary online learning portal and hub for continuing education and professional development resources for nurses, physicians, social workers, and other interprofessional healthcare team members. Offers courses, case studies, webinars, assessment tools, and clinical protocols in geriatric care.
• Try This® Series Standardized assessment tools for best practices of care for older adults, organized into General Assessment, Specialty Practice, Dementia, and Quality Improvement series.
• Geriatric Nursing Protocols Evidence-based nursing protocols covering 40+ geriatric care topics including delirium, dementia, pain management, medication management, and end-of-life care.
• Foundations of Nursing Care for Older Adults Series Interactive course series providing foundational nursing care education for older adults, priced at $275.00.
• Gerontological Certification Review Course Comprehensive review course to prepare registered nurses for gerontological certification, priced at $299.00.
• Behavioral Health in Primary Care (BHPC) Series Online courses covering behavioral health topics including substance use disorders and mental health across the lifespan, with 0.5-1.5 Nursing CPD Contact Hours per course, priced at $400.00.
• Care of Older Adults in Long-Term Care: RN/IP Series Interactive modules ensuring registered nurses and interprofessionals have knowledge to care for older adults across the long-term care spectrum, priced at $260.00.
• Care of Older Adults in the Long-Term Care Setting (COA-LTC) Series Comprehensive series for all healthcare team members to promote team-based, coordinated, person-centered, evidence-based care for older adults in long-term care settings, priced at $260.00.
• Primary Care of Older Adults for Registered Nurses (PCOA-RN) Series Series focusing on primary care competencies for registered nurses caring for older adults, priced at $300.00.
• Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Care Program recognizing excellence in person-centered long-term care through a designation process for qualifying communities.
• NextGen Aging Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program A Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program transforming the healthcare workforce by integrating principles of age-friendly care, including the Teaching Nursing Home Series and 4Ms framework resources.
• APRN Case Studies Case studies for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses covering topics including Dizziness and Falls, Transitional Care, Memory Impairment, and Medication Management, priced at $20.00 each.
• Behavioral Health in Long-Term Care (BH-LTC) Series Series enhancing nurses and interprofessionals knowledge on behavioral health in long-term care settings, with courses on depressive disorders and related case studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple assessment tools available across General Assessment, Specialty Practice, Dementia, and Quality Improvement series
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NYU Rory Meyers College of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIGN is an integral part of NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, providing opportunities for faculty research integration and academic program development including PhD and elective courses
• ArchcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Archcare, the Continuing Care Community of the Archdiocese of New York, for development of Care of Older Adults in Long-Term Care educational series
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of APRN case studies to facilitate transition to Adult-Gerontology APRN education, funded by John A. Hartford Foundation
• Gerontological Society of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on dementia-related resources and expert contributions to Try This series materials

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE): NHCGNE is a consortium of academic nursing institutions advancing gerontological nursing education and faculty development. It is closely aligned with HIGN's academic mission and shares John A. Hartford Foundation funding for geriatric nursing workforce initiatives.
• Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE): NICHE is a nurse-led program at NYU Rory Meyers focused on geriatric care in hospital settings through evidence-based practice and staff education. It directly overlaps with HIGN's mission of improving geriatric nursing care via structured training and protocols.
• Gerontological Society of America (GSA): GSA is a multidisciplinary organization advancing research and education in aging. HIGN is already an active partner with GSA on dementia resources, and GSA's research and policy work closely parallels HIGN's evidence-based protocols and policy advocacy mission.

Broad incumbents

• Relias: Relias is a large healthcare workforce education and compliance platform serving hospitals, LTC facilities, and home health agencies. It competes for the same institutional training budgets HIGN targets with customized learning packages, though Relias operates across all clinical specialties rather than geriatric-specific content.
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS): AGS is a larger, established professional society for healthcare professionals caring for older adults, offering clinical guidelines, education, and policy advocacy. It overlaps with HIGN's clinical decision support and continuing education mission for interprofessional geriatric care teams.
• ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center): ANCC administers the gerontological nursing certification that HIGN's Gerontological Certification Review Course ($299) prepares nurses for. ANCC sets the credentialing standard HIGN's content maps to, making it both a partner and structural reference point.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): IHI drives the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework that HIGN integrates throughout its curriculum. IHI is a broader quality improvement organization with overlapping content, audience, and mission around transforming care for older adults.
• HealthStream: HealthStream provides enterprise healthcare learning, credentialing, and workforce development solutions to health systems. It overlaps with HIGN's institutional eLearning distribution and competes for the same LTC and health-system training contracts.

Emerging players

• Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma Nursing): Sigma is the global nursing honor society offering continuing education, leadership programs, and scholarship. It serves the same nursing professional audience HIGN targets for certification review and continuing professional development courses.

Others

• John A. Hartford Foundation: The primary funder of HIGN, the Hartford Foundation drives the national Age-Friendly Health Systems movement. While not a competitor, it shapes the funding and policy landscape in which HIGN operates and supports parallel geriatric education initiatives across academic institutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HartfordInstituteNYU
• Facebookfacebook.com/HIGN.NYU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hartford-institute-for-geriatric-nursing-nyu-college-of-nursing

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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