Practices Selected to Next Building Block: Implementing 4M Age-Friendly Framework for Better Care of Older Adults and People Living with Dementia Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative
“The Next Building Block: Implementing the 4M Age-Friendly Framework for Better Care of Older Adults and People Living with Dementia” quality improvement learning collaborative addresses the 4 M’s of Age-Friendly care which provides a framework to organize care for older adults with a focus on What Matters Most, Medication, Mobility, and Mentation. This six-month quality improvement initiative will improve care for older adults by preparing to implement the 4M approach to Age-Friendly care and achieve Level 1 recognition through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Participating practices will also implement a quality measure focused on identifying caregivers of people living with dementia and providing education and referral to services. Congratulations to the practices that have been selected to participate:
- Brown Medicine
- Charter CARE Medical Associates Lincoln
- Drs. Brennan, Cronnin, & Associates
- PACE-RI
- University Internal Medicine
Many thanks to our funders (Rhode Island Department of Health and UnitedHealthcare) for supporting this program.