IHI Blog: Aging with Intention - How the 4Ms and My Health Checklist Can Guide Care for Veterans and Their Families
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has published a blog on "Aging with Intention: How the 4Ms and My Health Checklist Can Guide Care for Veterans and Their Families."
A survey at the MCON Health Summit 2025 showed that 63 percent of veterans and military families surveyed want resources focused on caring for aging veterans, ranking it as the second-highest priority. This article talks about the 4Ms Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System, an initiative of JAHF and IHI, and tools like My Health Checklist, and notes that these serve as roadmaps for care, helping veterans articulate their goals, preferences, and priorities before, during, and after medical appointments.
The author explains the 4Ms in practice from a veteran lens and talks about a partnership that explores how aging and caregiving intersect within military-connected families. They also delve into how My Health Checklist helps veterans prepare for medical appointments, identify priorities, list medications, and document what truly matters.
Read the blog.
Go to My Health Checklist.
Learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework.
Go to the VA Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care’s Age-Friendly Health Systems page.
Learn more about JAHF's support of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.
