Age-Friendly Health Systems

Below you will find a list of resources to support you in your Age-Friendly Health Systems journey. 

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Age-Friendly Care, PA: My 4Ms Worksheet & Video
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AHRQ: Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
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American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
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APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Older Adults
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CDC: STEADI Older Adult Fall Prevention
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CDC: Timed Up & Go (TUG) Assessment
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Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
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Five Wishes: National Advance Care Planning Program
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HIGN: Try This® Series: Assessment Tools for Best Practices of Care for Older Adults
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IHI Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes
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IHI: How to Have Conversations with Older Adults About “What Matters”: A Guide for Getting Started
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IHI: The Conversation Project: Wishes for Care at End of Life
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IHI: “What Matters” to Older Adults?: A Toolkit for Health Systems to Design Better Care with Older Adults
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Mini-Cog©: Quick Screening for Early Dementia Detection
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NCOA: Falls Prevention for Professionals
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NCQA: Person-Centered Outcome Measures: Measuring What Matters Most Resources
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NIDUS: Delirium Measurement Info Cards
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NIDUS: Ultra-Brief Confusion Assessment Method (UB-CAM)
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Nursing Home Toolkit: Promoting Positive Behavioral Health
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Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI) Questionnaires
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Reframing Aging Initiative: Communication Best Practices
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UB-CAM Delirium Screen: Apple App
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VitalTalk: Ask-Tell-Ask Tools