Age-Friendly Health Systems: Nursing Home Resources
Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes
IHI, along with partner nursing homes, has developed the Age-Friendly Health Systems Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes and companion document, Age-Friendly Health Systems Workbook for Nursing Homes Teams. The Guide presents a systems-based approach to implementing the 4Ms throughout the nursing home, and the Workbook is designed by and for point-of-care teams that interact with individual residents each day.
Nursing Home Care Description Worksheet: The Key to Recognition!
Nursing Home Care Description Worksheet
The Care Description is the plan for how your facility will provide 4Ms care to residents. Submit the complete worksheet to AFHS@ihi.org. You should receive an email with information about your recognition status within three weeks.
Please email AFHS@ihi.org for questions or additional information on becoming recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System.
Nursing Home Case Studies
Hebrew SeniorLife: A New Way of Framing Nursing Home Care
The Good Samaritan Society-Quiburi Mission: Communication with Nursing Home Residents Improves with 4Ms Care
Maryland Baptist: 4Ms Care Brings Small Changes with Big Impact in Nursing Homes
Mirabella: “What Matters” is Integral to Providing 4Ms Care in the Nursing Home
Tsali Care Center: Building on a Strong Foundation to Increase 4Ms in the Nursing Home
Publication Highlights for Nursing Homes
Early clinical and quality impacts of the Age-Friendly Health System in a Veterans Affairs skilled nursing facility: Outcome results including reduced rehospitalizations, and reduced ED utilization
Centering What Matters: The Core of Age-Friendly Care: Saving time in IDT meetings and clarifying a sense of purpose
Nursing Home Basics: The Benefits of Age-Friendly Care for Residents and Staff
Association of Age-Friendly Hospital Care and Patient Outcomes for Older Adults