Abstract
Recognizing the growing need for geriatric expert health care, a collaborative of the John A. Hartford Foundation, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), American Hospital Association, and Catholic Health Association of the United States established the Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) initiative to increase quality, effective person-centered healthcare for older adults (1-3). Age friendly care follows evidence-based practices, causes no harm and focuses on “what matters” to each older adult, their family and caregivers. The four core elements – the 4Ms framework – provide an evidence-based framework for age-friendly care (Table 1). The 4Ms include “what matters”, “mobility”, “mentation”, and “medications”. The 4Ms are not meant to be implemented individually but rather incorporated together to provide agefriendly care (4).
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 141-145 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Funding
Authors are members of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center (GWEPCC) Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Group of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs; Disclosure: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of the following grants: 7. Grant U1QHP28716, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, for $750,000. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government; 8. A Geriatric Academic Career Award award totaling $300,000 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Health Resources and Services Administration | |
| Honeywell Hometown Solutions |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
Keywords
- Age-Friendly health system
- long term care
- elderly
Disciplines
- Geriatrics
- Occupational Therapy