September 2, 2020
The “4Ms” Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System is an initiative that is both evidence-based and reliably implementable across health care settings:
What Matters: Know and align care with each older adult’s specific health outcome goals and care preferences including, but not limited to, end-of-life care, and across settings of care.
Medication: If medication is necessary, use age-friendly medication that does not interfere with What Matters to the older adult, Mobility, or Mentation across settings of care.
Mentation: Prevent, identify, treat, and manage dementia, depression, and delirium across care settings.
Mobility: Ensure that older adults move safely every day to maintain function and do What Matters.