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Translating an ‘Age-Friendly’ Designation Into a Model Hospital Unit for Older Adults

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For the past five years, Mount Sinai Morningside has proudly worn its coveted designation from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health System, equipping its Acute Care Unit for older adult patients with the broadest set of clinical practices and programs anywhere. Indeed, each fits comfortably within the Institute’s framework of so-called “4Ms”—What Matters, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility—which translates into evidence-based interventions for older adults.

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