Age-Friendly Health System

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

For more about the 4Ms, please watch the video below.

In partnership with Community Catalyst, older adults, and caregivers, CATCH-ON developed materials about the 4Ms that can be found below. Please share these materials with family and friends!