Older Adults
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on how to reduce health care costs for seniors.
As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to patients.
The American Hospital Association statement for the record to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing “Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients.”
Complete the Age-Friendly Health Systems Pathways Selection Tool to learn more about the AFHS movement and ways to participate and be recognized.
Zaira Khalid, M.D., senior staff geriatric psychiatrist at Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, discusses the unique physical, emotional and social needs of patients over 65, the hospital’s compassionate and multidisciplinary approach to whole-person care, and how to recognize the silent…
With approximately 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, older adults’ behavioral health is an area of significant concern — particularly when you consider that chronic conditions common in older adults such as diabetes, stroke, hearing loss or heart disease can put them at greater risk of…
An estimated 7.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, according to the latest annual report by the Alzheimer's Association.
Download this resource to learn more about how hospitals can support older adults’ behavioral health.
An innovative, minimally invasive procedure is reducing the risk faced by patients with heart valve disease and improving their quality of life.
The Aging Resource Center, part of the health system’s Geriatric Center of Excellence, offers free educational classes, support and services to improve the minds, bodies and spirits of older adults and their families.