Establishing an Age-Friendly Health Care Package for State Master Plans for Aging

Grant Summary

Several states in recent years have committed or expressed interest in developing and implementing Master Plans for Aging, which are cross-sector, state-led strategic plans that help states transform the infrastructure and coordination of services for their aging populations. Under this grant, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) will develop an Age-Friendly Health Care Package for inclusion in state Master Plans for Aging that presents the implementation, measurement and business case for statewide adoption of programs from three initiatives – Age-Friendly Health Systems, the Geriatric Surgery Verification program and the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative/Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation. These three initiatives will collaborate to test and refine a prototype model of an Age-Friendly Health Care Package in one state for its Master Plan for Aging and to serve as an example to all states. Health equity will be a core feature so that the package of health care interventions reaches diverse older adults to reduce disparities.