Become an Age-Friendly Clinical Care Site
The Oregon GWEP is enrolling primary care clinics and long-term care facilities in a mentorship course to develop Age-Friendly Health Systems and achieve Age-Friendly recognition. We offer no-cost education and training, mentorship, evaluation support, and Age-Friendly Health System application guidance to help clinical teams become certified Age-Friendly Health Systems.
1:1 Mentorship
The mentorship course provides 1-to-1 mentorship to:
Assess your clinic or long-term care team’s readiness to become Age-Friendly
Build an individualized plan to meet Age-Friendly goals
Assist with the Age-Friendly Participant application process
Track and evaluate your team’s Age-Friendly plan progress
4Ms Framework
An Age-Friendly Health System delivers evidence-based care following the 4Ms Framework –
What Matters, Medication, Mobility, and Mentation.
What Matters
Know and align care with specific health outcome goals and care preferences of the older adult across settings of care.
Medication
Use appropriate Age-Friendly medication for the older adult that aligns with What Matters, Mobility, and Mentation across settings of care.
Mobility
Ensure adequate and safe movement daily to maintain function.
Mentation
Prevent, identify, treat, and manage dementia, depression, and delirium across settings of care.