Age-Friendly Health Communities

Creating Age-Friendly Health Communities

Age-Friendly Health Systems are health care systems that use the 4Ms framework created by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement:

• Asking What Matters to older adults, making sure that the care plan fits what matters
• Reviewing Medications, decreasing high-risk medications when possible
• Addressing Mentation, or Mind by screening for dementia and depression, then treating or referring to specialists
• Assess Mobility and take action on a plan to move more and better

Since most health practice happens outside of the health system, CATCH-ON is looking to create Age-Friendly Health Communities (AFHCs) that also include older adults, their families, community-based organizations and universities. Older adults and their families play a big role in designing what AFHCs look like.

In partnership with Community Catalyst, older adults, and caregivers, CATCH-ON developed materials about the 4Ms in English and Spanish. Please share these materials with family and friends!

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