A national movement, led by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, is helping health-care organizations implement a set of evidence-based interventions specifically designed to improve care for older adults. Collaborative learning opportunities across the movement bring together health-care teams committed to sharing data and improving outcomes. All teams strive toward implementing age-friendly best practices across hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health agencies and primary and specialty care settings.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital, part of the movement, now joins an international group of more than 5,200 health systems working to tailor care to patients’ goals and preferences and to deliver care of the highest quality. The goal is to ensure that every older adult receives the best possible care by focusing on what matters most to them.
The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is based on the 4Ms Framework, which guides care for older adults across all settings:
• What Matters – Knowing and aligning care with each older adult’s specific goals and care preferences.
• Medication – Using age-appropriate medications and avoiding those that can interfere with what matters or cause harm.
• Mentation – Preventing, identifying, treating and managing dementia, depression and delirium.
• Mobility – Ensuring older adults move safely every day to maintain function and independence.
This initiative underscores Montefiore Nyack Hospital’s ongoing commitment to innovation in geriatric care and to improving outcomes for older adults.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital is a 391-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital founded in 1895 in Rockland County, New York. Its mission is to provide competent, innovative and accessible emergency and acute care services to the residents of Rockland County and surrounding areas. It is a member of Montefiore Health System and a partner with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, providing clinical rotations to medical students.
