Age-Friendly Health Systems

Complete the Age-Friendly Health Systems Pathways Selection Tool to learn more about the AFHS movement and ways to participate and be recognized.
AHA and partners provide transformational insights, ideas and actions for addressing the unique care needs of older adults.
Commitment form for joining the Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community led by the American Hospital Association.
Download this resource to learn more about how hospitals can support older adults’ behavioral health.
Learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement and upcoming AHA AFHS Action Community convening fall 2025.
In this conversation, Dave Eaker, geriatric program manager at Atrium Health, and Shannon Morton, assistant vice president of patient care services at Atrium Health Cabarrus, discuss the reasons the organization joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative, the infrastructure being developed…
Kimberly Wozneak, national lead for age-friendly health systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how the Veterans Health Administration is weaving four foundational age-friendly principles into its care to support the growing number of aging veterans
In this conversation, Rani Snyder, vice president, program at The John A. Hartford Foundation, discusses the importance of action communities in age-friendly care and why health organizations should use the tools they provide to build exceptional care frameworks.