Hear from Quality Institute members Atlantic Health System and Hackensack Meridian Health at New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well’s virtual convening to learn about Age-Friendly Health Systems.
NJ’s population, like most of the nation, is rapidly aging. With projections for the 65+ population to grow to nearly 2 million people (20% of NJ’s residents) in the next 10 years, age-friendly health care is an urgent and growing need.
Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) uses a set of four evidence-based elements to organize the care of older adults, known as the “4Ms”: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. To ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that health care teams are supported in this work, adopting the 4Ms are essential elements of high-quality care for older adults. Implementing these measures can lead to substantial enhancements in patient care and outcomes. It also optimizes the value for everyone involved in the health care process – including patients, their families, caregivers, health care providers, and the system as a whole. However, the realization of this high-quality care is dependent on the senior leadership’s dedication to making age-friendly care a strategic priority.
Join New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well on September 27th 9:30 – 11 am for a virtual convening to learn about AFHS in New Jersey. Speakers will share their experience in incorporating the 4Ms into practice, as well as resulting outcomes.
Agenda includes:
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Introduction by NJAAW Trustees
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Joshua J. Raymond, MD, MPH, FAAFP, AGSF, Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers RWJ Medical School, Geriatric Fellowship Director
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Vikranta Sharma, MD, Medical Director Hospice and Palliative care, VNA Health Group
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Marcus Escobedo, MPA, Vice President, Communications & Sr. Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation
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Atlantic Health Systems:
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Keerti Sharma, MD MPH CMD AGSF, Chief of Geriatrics/System Associate Medical Director-Geriatrics/Geriatrics Fellowship Program Director/Medical Director, Atlantic Visiting Nurse
o Brittney Daley DNP, RN, CCRN, Director, Nursing, Medicine, Morristown Medical Center
• Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA, Senior Vice President, Center for Partnerships Transforming Health, New Jersey Hospital Association
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Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine:
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Nadine R. Benoit, MPA, Elder Life Specialist-Lead Program Coordinator, Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), Division of Geriatrics
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Maryjo Phillips, DNP, MEDSURG-BC, CMSRN, Network Clinical Program Manager, Geriatrics/Ann May Center for Nursing Education, Hackensack Meridian Health
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Manisha Parulekar, M.D, FACP, AGSF, CMD, Director, Division of Geriatrics, Hackensack UMC/Co-Director, Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health/Associate Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
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Discussion and Next Steps
The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is the result of a collaboration between 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).