May 1, 2026 — Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Albuquerque has joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. As part of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, are setting a standard of evidence-based interventions specifically designed to improve care for older adults.
Collaborative learning opportunities across the movement bring together healthcare teams committed to sharing data and improving together. All teams strive toward reliably implementing age-friendly best practices across hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health agencies and primary and specialty care settings.
Encompass Health Albuquerque joins an international group of more than 5,200 health systems working to tailor care to patients’ goals and preferences and to deliver care that is consistently of the highest quality.
“Receiving Age-Friendly Health System recognition affirms our hospital’s commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable care that is specifically designed around the initiative’s 4Ms framework,” said Michelle Martinez, CEO of Encompass Health Albuquerque. “The recognition reflects the dedication of our teams to provide care that is safe, evidence-based and deeply respectful of every patient we serve.”
The initiative is based on a series of practices called the 4Ms framework – what matters, medication, mentation, mobility. The practices focus on addressing four essential elements of care for older patients. For more information, visit ihi.org/agefriendly.