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In This Episode:
Dr. K talks with Amy Berman, RN, about a major new initiative to create “age-friendly health systems.” Amy is a Senior Program Officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), which focuses on improving the health of older adults. They discuss:
- Four goals of an age-friendly health system
- The four “Ms” that an age-friendly health system should address: what matters, mentation, mobility, and medications
- Why delirium prevention is such an important part of addressing mentation
- How the age-friendly health systems initiative builds on proven models of better care for older adults
- How JAHF and its partners are planning to develop and expand age-friendly health systems
- How older adults and families can find age-friendly care
- 10 benefits you can expect from age-friendly health systems
Related episodes:
019 – Interview: How Foundations Are Improving Health & Aging
025 – Interview: Palliative Care to Live Well with Cancer
Related Resources:
- Age-Friendly Health Systems: How Do We Get There? (HealthAffairs.org)
- New Grants Totaling $5.5 Million Begin Charting a Course to Age-Friendly Health Systems (John A Hartford Foundation)
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems
- How Health Systems Can Provide Better Care For Seniors
- If ACE Units Are So Great, Why Aren’t They Everywhere?
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