Colorado Age-Friendly Health Systems Coalition Virtual Kick-off Event
The kick-off event occurred on Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The vision of the coalition is to promote and support the adoption of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) Age Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) framework, concepts and components as the standard practice of care across all Colorado healthcare settings. Download the event flyer and watch the kick-off event below to learn more.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Any Colorado-based health system with an interest in the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) including public, private, community-based, advocacy or volunteer organizations
- Patients, families and caregivers
WHAT WILL BE SHARED?
- IHI’s nationwide AFHS movement
- 2022 Colorado Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias State Plan
- How Colorado is taking the lead from current AFHS participants
- Colorado AFHS charter
- How to get involved!
About Age-Friendly Health Systems
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), designed to meet this challenge head on.
Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to:
- Follow an essential set of evidence-based practices;
- Cause no harm; and
- Align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
What Does It Mean to Be Age-Friendly?
Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System entails reliably providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms,” to all older adults in your system: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems.
Learn more about the Colorado Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias State Plan
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
In 2020, the Alzheimer’s Association estimated that there were 76,000 people aged 65 years or older living with Alzheimer’s disease in Colorado – the most common form of dementia. This number is anticipated to increase to 92,000 by 2025. Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) not only impact the person living with the disease, but also their friends and family members who serve as care partners.
The work of the state to address these challenges is guided by the 2022-2027 Colorado ADRD State Plan. The plan lays out a path for addressing the special needs of Coloradans living with Alzheimer’s Disease, related dementias, and their care partners, through a public health approach that is evidence-based, promotes risk reduction and early diagnosis, and focuses on highly impacted populations (i.e., American Indian/Alaskan Natives, Black/African Americans, Latinx/o/a/e/Hispanic/Chicano/a). Learn more.
“I am excited to be a part of Age-Friendly care. It is helping us build bridges across our health system and community – it is the solution to improving the care of our older adult patients, one at a time.”
“I am passionate about STRIDE’s commitment to implementing Age Friendly Care by using the 4Ms paradigm. This approach facilitates our ability to provide person-centered, comprehensive, and coordinated care. Our care teams work with patients to define what is most important to them and to assure that they are successful in achieving those goals. The Age Friendly Health System approach is a win for our patients and for our teams.”
Who We Help
nursing homes
clinicians
hospitals
community partners
