What Is an Age-Friendly Health System?
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), designed to meet this challenge head on.
Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to:
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Follow an essential set of evidence-based practices;
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Cause no harm; and
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Align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
What Does It Mean to Be an Age-Friendly Health System?
Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System entails reliably providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms,” to all older adults in your system: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Learn more about How to Practice the 4Ms by Care Setting!
Learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems at the IHI Website!
Learn about how the Wyoming Center on Aging it partnering with primary care clinics and nursing homes throughout the state to better integrate Age-Friendly geriatrics care
GWEP-CC CASE STUDY: THE JOURNEY TO AGE-FRIENDLY PRIMARY CARE
The latest news from Age-Friendly Health Systems in Wyoming! *Links to press releases & news articles
Growth and impact of Project ECHO for workforce development in age-friendly care: Use of the Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model in geriatrics has increased dramatically largely because of the Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEP) utilizing it as a key tool for age-friendly, interprofessional workforce development. This manuscript describes the scope and impact of geriatrics ECHOs under the GWEP.
Creation and Implementation of a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Services. Presented by: Erin Bertsch, Pharm DPGY-1 Pharmacy Resident. Educational Health Center of Wyoming - Wyoming Family PracticeCasper, WY. Monday, May 19th, 2025
