SMHC ‘Age Friendly’ approach keeps older patients in mind
The program as among 16 in Maine getting a boost from the John A. Hartford Foundation, through the Boston-based Institute for Health Care Improvement.
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Southern Maine Health Care has adopted an Age Friendly approach, which considers the 4 Ms – what matters, mobility, mentation and medication – when caring for older patients.
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BIDDEFORD — Dr. Shirley Frederick has been practicing medicine in Maine for 30 years, and while she takes care of a range of people from birth on up, she said she’s seeing many of her patients are approaching their older years.