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Age-Friendly Care and the 4Ms
Through Project H.E.A.L., we teach older adults about Age-Friendly Healthcare so they can understand how to get the care they deserve.
What is Age-Friendly Healthcare?
Age-friendly care is a way of providing healthcare that meets the special needs of older adults. It focuses on safety, quality, and respect. It uses the “4Ms”: What Matters (the patient’s goals), Medication (safe use of medicines), Mentation (thinking and memory), and Mobility (ability to move).
This approach helps match care to what patients want, reduce harm, and support independence.
The goal of Age-Friendly Care is to make sure older adults:
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Get good, safe care that fits their needs.
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Help people keep their dignity, stay independent, and enjoy a good quality of life.
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Prevent harm
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Match care to what matters most to each person, and improve patient satisfaction using the 4Ms framework.
The 4Ms Framework
To achieve Age- Friendly Care, the organizations above developed the 4M Framework:
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What Matters – Care is centered around what is most important to the person.
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Medication – Promotes appropriate medication use while reducing unnecessary medication burden.
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Mentation – Prevents, finds, and treats dementia, depression, and delirium.
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Mobility – Helps older adults stay active and move safely.
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