Course Code: REL-ALL-0-4MAFHS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2029
Learning Objectives:
Identify the 4Ms Framework and its role in Age-Friendly Health Systems.
Recognize ways to use the 4Ms to support safe, person-centered care for older adults across healthcare settings.
Outline:
Section 1: Age-Friendly Care and the 4Ms Framework
Why Age-Friendly Care Is Important
What Is Changing About Aging
Health and Social Challenges
What Is an Age-Friendly Health System?
Definition
What AFHS Aims to Do
Introducing the 4Ms
Rick Before and After Age-Friendly Care
What Would Change in an Age-Friendly Health System?
Review Question
Key Takeaways
Section 2: The 4Ms Framework
What Matters
Talking About What Matters
Best Practices
Medications
Medication Concerns
Best Practices
Mentation
Common Brain Health Conditions: The 3Ds
Best Practices
Mobility
Problems Caused by Limited Mobility
Best Practices
An Additional Consideration
Best Practices
Review Question
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Implementing the 4Ms in Practice
4Ms in the Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility
What Matters
Medications
Mentation
Mobility
Helping Beth Get Back to Dancing
Getting Evelyn Back to Her Garden
4Ms in Home Health
What Matters
Medications
Mentation
Mobility
Helping Ryan Stay Independent and Involved
The 4Ms in Outpatient Settings
What Matters
Medications
Mentation
Mobility
Keeping Dion Active After Injury
Review Question
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Information
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Reviewer: Jaclyn Armstrong, BSN, RN, HCS-O
Jaclyn Armstrong is a Registered Nurse and certified Home Care Clinical Specialist- OASIS (HCS-O). She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Belmont University. Prior to joining Relias as a subject matter expert and writer for post-acute care, she gained extensive experience in home health with a strong focus on quality improvement and patient outcomes.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.