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.

Kelly Simunovich