Spreading the Age-Friendly Health Systems Social Movement

Grant Summary

This grant aims to leverage the significant influence and capacities of the American Hospital Association (AHA) to improve the care of older adults by developing leaders and engaging more hospitals and health systems in the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement. The AHA will support three Age-Friendly cohorts of 12 clinical and system leaders per year in its Next Generation Leaders program. In collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, AHA will engage its members to join Action Communities, which are seven-month learning collaboratives with coaching to implement evidence-based practices based on the essential elements of Age-Friendly care—what Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility. Additionally through this grant, Community Health Accrediting Partner (CHAP), an independent, nonprofit accrediting body for home and community-based health care organizations, will create a certification program to bring age-friendly care and the 4Ms framework to the home health care setting.

Related Grant Resources

• Project Page: American Hospital Association Age-Friendly Health Systems
• AHA HRET's Health Services Research (HSR) Special Issue on Age-Friendly Health Systems
• AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Age-Friendly Health Systems Cohort Scholarships
• AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Capstone Project Posters 2022-2023
• CHAP Press Release: Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Launches Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification with Accreditation
• CHAP Standards and Resources for Age-Friendly Care at Home
• CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner) Press Release: CHAP Receives Funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation to support Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement