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Infographic: The Realities of Behavioral Health in Older Adults

Download this resource to learn more about how hospitals can support older adults’ behavioral health.
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Innovative procedure is ‘game-changer’ for older adults with heart valve disease

An innovative, minimally invasive procedure is reducing the risk faced by patients with heart valve disease and improving their quality of life.

From virtual singing to walking groups, Dartmouth Health’s programs for older adults enhance health

The Aging Resource Center, part of the health system’s Geriatric Center of Excellence, offers free educational classes, support and services to improve the minds, bodies and spirits of older adults and their families.

Hospital’s Community Friendship Volunteer Program helps reduce social isolation among older adults

To reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults and help improve their health and well-being, Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital launched the Community Friendship Volunteer Program in fall 2024.

Study: Dementia cases estimated to double by 2060

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, reaching 1 million new cases per year, according to a study released Jan. 13 by NYU Langone Health.

Case Study: Integrating Age-Friendly Care in a Geriatric Emergency Department

An interdisciplinary team at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., has effectively integrated age-friendly care in its busy emergency department, which also is recognized as a

Healthy Aging: Leveraging Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Create Age-Friendly Health Systems

Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative designed to meet the needs of older adults, looking beyond acute events, engaging the whole community, and achieving better health for older adults. Join this webinar to learn about the impact and outcomes of the 4Ms Framework — what matters, medications, mobility and mentation — through a case example featuring Atrium Health. Learn how they tracked data and used the skill set of their team to provide reliable 4Ms care to older adults. (Webinar presented August 9, 2023)
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Partnering with Area Agencies on Aging: Tactics for Success

As the US population continues to age, leaders at hospitals and health systems are increasingly partnering with community-based organizations to address the social and non-medical health needs of older individuals, including nutrition and transportation assistance, social connection, and caregiver support.

Case Study: Making Age-Friendly Care a Mission Goal

St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York, has developed a clinical data hub to improve care for older adult patients.
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Case Study: Healthy Together Care Partnership Embeds Age-Friendly Framework into Practice

Six years after Banner Health created its Healthy Together Care Partnership, the HTCP team joined the American Hospital Association’s Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community and began its journey to embed age-friendly care into practice. As a result, patient and provider satisfaction scores for patients who receive age-friendly care has increased, costs have decreased, and promising outcomes related to emergency utilization have been reported.