Document Type
Poster
Unit
Social Work
Site
North Shore University Hospital
Date
11-12-2025
Start Date
12-11-2025 10:00 AM
Abstract
This poster describes an initiative to integrate the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) into patient care for older adults. Following a baseline knowledge assessment, social workers completed educational training through CAPC. Post-intervention, the project successfully improved staff knowledge and confidence in providing age-friendly care. The department is now 100% age-friendly accredited, with plans for ongoing reinforcement, routine 4Ms screening by social workers, and training integration for new hires.
Aging with Dignity: The Social Work Lens
This poster describes an initiative to integrate the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) into patient care for older adults. Following a baseline knowledge assessment, social workers completed educational training through CAPC. Post-intervention, the project successfully improved staff knowledge and confidence in providing age-friendly care. The department is now 100% age-friendly accredited, with plans for ongoing reinforcement, routine 4Ms screening by social workers, and training integration for new hires.