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Age-Friendly Healthcare: Mobility


Katherine Ritchey, DO, MPH

Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Puget Sound

Division of Geriatrics, University of Washington



Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

  • Clarify differences and similarities between Mobility and Fall-risk assessments
  • Recognize the evidence-based, IHI-preferred assessment tools for Mobility
  • Apply the Patient Priorities Care (PPC) as a framework for What Matters as a way to identify and align care to Mobility-related goals

[From the Spring 2025 General Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]