Scaling and spreading age‐friendly care: Early lessons from the <scp>VA</scp> National Age‐Friendly Action Community
The VA Action Community facilitated learning about the 4Ms, supported interprofessional teams in earning AFHS recognition, and offers a promising model for spreading AFHS in other large health systems. Further work is underway to evaluate the impact of this educational experience on clinical process and outcomes measures.
Authors
- Shannon Munro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-0578)
- Katharina V. Echt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-5889)
- Laurence M. Solberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8764-5335)
- Anna Mirk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8520-0762)
- Andrea Wershof Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-6068)
- Kimberly Wozneak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-105X)
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19321
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.90
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- John A. Hartford Foundation
- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving