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
