Older Adults
Case studies highlighting the innovative ways that hospitals and health systems are addressing the unique care needs of older adults.
Resources to help hospitals and health systems address the unique care needs of older adults, including chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes, and loneliness and isolation.
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.
To reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults and help improve their health and well-being, Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital launched the Community Friendship Volunteer Program in fall 2024.