American Journal of Nursing Article Series: Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN), in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging, is publishing a new article series, "Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System."
The series is part of AARP Public Policy Institute's ongoing series, "Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone." The articles in this new series present considerations for implementing the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) framework in the inpatient hospital setting and incorporating family caregivers in doing so.
- The first article is, "The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System." It outlines the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System framework and how they can be implemented by the health care team, including nurses and family caregivers, in the inpatient hospital setting. The article includes resources for clinicians and caregivers and resources for both nurses and family caregivers, including a series of accompanying videos developed by AARP and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging and funded by JAHF.
- The second article is, "Addressing What Matters." It outlines how engaging the health care team, including older adults and their family caregivers, with the 4Ms framework can help to ensure that every older adult gets the best care possible, is not harmed by health care, and is satisfied with the care they receive.
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To learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, click here.
