Enhabit Achieves Age-Friendly Health Systems Recognition from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
DALLAS – Enhabit, Inc., a leading provider of home health and hospice services, has recently earned the prestigious Level 2 recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This accomplishment highlights Enhabit’s commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care tailored to older adults, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are consistently met.
What is the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative?
The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, led by IHI, is a global effort to transform healthcare to better serve older adults. This movement recognizes that healthcare systems must adapt to the needs of an aging population, as older adults have unique requirements and preferences when it comes to their care. The initiative provides a framework for healthcare organizations to become more age-friendly, focusing on areas such as communication, care coordination, and care environment.
How Does Enhabit’s Recognition Benefit Older Adults?
Enhabit’s Level 2 recognition signifies that the organization has demonstrated its ability to implement key elements of the Age-Friendly Health Systems framework. Older adults can benefit from this achievement in several ways:
- Improved Communication: Enhabit’s healthcare professionals receive training to effectively communicate with older adults, using clear, simple language and considering their hearing and vision abilities.
- Care Coordination: Enhabit’s team ensures that older adults receive seamless care across all settings, from home health to hospice, and collaborates with other healthcare providers to manage their care effectively.
- Person-Centered Care: Enhabit’s care is tailored to individual older adults, taking into account their preferences, values, and goals.
- Respectful Care: Enhabit’s staff treats older adults with dignity and respect, recognizing their autonomy and individuality.
Global Impact of Age-Friendly Health Systems
Enhabit’s achievement is not only a testament to its commitment to older adults but also contributes to the global effort to create age-friendly healthcare systems. By adhering to the Age-Friendly Health Systems framework, Enhabit is helping to pave the way for a healthcare system that better serves older adults, improving their overall quality of life and healthcare experiences.
Effect on Individuals and the World
For individuals, Enhabit’s recognition means that they can trust that their care needs will be met in a compassionate, age-appropriate manner. Older adults can feel confident that they will receive personalized care that respects their preferences and values. The impact on the world is significant as well, as more healthcare organizations adopt age-friendly practices, creating a healthcare system that is truly responsive to the needs of an aging population.
Conclusion
Enhabit’s achievement of Level 2 recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a significant milestone in the organization’s mission to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to older adults. By focusing on areas such as communication, care coordination, and person-centered care, Enhabit is setting a new standard for healthcare organizations, ensuring that older adults receive the respect and care they deserve. As the world’s population ages, the importance of age-friendly healthcare systems grows, and Enhabit’s leadership in this area is a step towards creating a healthcare system that truly serves the needs of older adults.
