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Commitment Form for Age-Friendly
Commitment form for joining the Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community led by the American Hospital Association.
Guiding Principles for the Elder-Friendly Hospital/Facility and the Role of the Nurse Leader
Guides/Reports
Care is moving from patient-centered to patient-driven. Nurses must take into account the many variables that contribute to the care of older adults.
3 Societal Shifts That Will Reshape Health Care by 2035
Leaders at Oliver Wyman’s health care consultancy have been busy studying what health care will look like in 2035 and reimagining what the field may look like roughly a decade from now.
Case Study: Integrating Age-Friendly Care in a Geriatric Emergency Department
An interdisciplinary team at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., has effectively integrated age-friendly care in its busy emergency department, which also is recognized as a
Humana Again Expands Its Profile in Primary Care for Seniors
Humana will pay between $450 million and $550 million to acquire the first group of senior-focused, value-based care primary care centers that it developed through a joint venture with its private equity firm partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
Case Study: Leading a Communitywide Approach for Age-Friendly Care
The age-friendly task force at AdventHealth Hendersonville created a vision board that helps drive improvements in caring for older adult patients. The health system works with teams across its network as well as with community partners, includes age-friendly initiatives as part of its annual strategic and financial planning, and incorporates age-friendly care into annual wellness visits for older adult patients.
Humana to Double Down on Value-Based Primary Care Clinics Targeting Medicare Patients
Humana recently said it plans to open about 100 new primary care clinics in a second joint venture with the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
Case Study: Making Age-Friendly Care a Mission Goal
St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York, has developed a clinical data hub to improve care for older adult patients.
Value Initiative Members in Action: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, Calif
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, Calif.
Age-friendly Health Care Improves Value for Older Adults with Fractures
Case Study: Healthy Together Care Partnership Embeds Age-Friendly Framework into Practice
Six years after Banner Health created its Healthy Together Care Partnership, the HTCP team joined the American Hospital Association’s Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community and began its journey to embed age-friendly care into practice. As a result, patient and provider satisfaction scores for patients who receive age-friendly care has increased, costs have decreased, and promising outcomes related to emergency utilization have been reported.