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This systematic review examines the literature on person-centered care (PPC) for older adults between 1990 and 2014, and identifies six domains along with a list of essential elements to clarify hot to operationalize a PCC approach to health care and...
This article describes two cases that illustrate delirium screening and prevention as a call to action for using the 4Ms in an age-friendly healthy system. Nonpharmacological approaches for delirium prevention and support using the 4Ms are outlined....
Guidelines from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement for implementing Age-Friendly health systems and putting 4Ms into practice. Includes care description worksheets, workflow examples, PDSA example, and evaluation guides.
This guide discusses key concepts related to providing culturally competent care to older adult patients. Chapters address issues and concenrs providing relevant details regarding belief,s traditions, and customs that would apply to clinical...
This reference provides geriatric evaluation and management guidance on 20 topics for clinicians and trainees who are caring for older adults. They are based on the American Geriatrics Society's' Geriatrics Review Syllabus and Geriatrics at Your...
This guide provides an evidence-based approach to help clinicians in screening and assessing functional abilities for driving, and provides guidance on clinical interventions, driver rehabilitations, how to advise the older adult about transitioning...
This link provides access to patient and family caregiver educational materials created by the American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation. Educational materials provide information on common diseases and disorders with aging,...
This link provides access to resources associated with the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. These include the publication describing the updated criteria, a Using Wisely page about...
This article provides a 2019 update to the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults based upon a systematic review of new evidence..
This 9-page handout provides a definition of common terms used in end-of-life care in five languages: English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, and Spanish.
The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.