# Frailty Screening and Intervention and the CMS Hospital Measure

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Experts discuss strategies for Frailty Screening and Intervention in an emergency setting with complex older patients, and how emergency departments can meet domain three of the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure.

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Expert Panel

Karen Allen, RN, GRN
Geriatric Emergency Medicine Nurse Navigator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM
Associate Vice Chair for Research
Emergency Medicine 
University of Colorado Anschutz

Kara Mc Loughlin, MSc
Research Fellow
PhD Candidate - Older Persons Rehabilitation Research 
Aging Research Centre, School of Allied Health
University of Limerick

Lisa Adams Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN, FAAN
Lead Nurse Scientist
Emergency Nurses Association

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Goals

Contextualize frailty in the care of older adults in the ED

Review validated frailty screening tools suitable for the ED patient

Discuss the integration of frailty screening and intervention into the clinical workflow

Supporting Materials

BLOG | February 23, 2026

Frailty in the Emergency Department: Screening, Intervention, and Alignment with the CMS Hospital Measure

Discover a resource that synthesizes validated screening tools, implementation examples, quality improvement initiatives, and emerging research on frailty in the ED, compiled by the webinar panellists.

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BLOG | February 6, 2026

CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure | Resources for Emergency Departments

Explore resources to help your ED meet the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital measure.

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WEBINAR | Janurary 23, 2026

Frailty in the Geriatric ED

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John A. Hartford Foundation | 2024

Overview of Age-Friendly Hospital Measure

Dive deeper into the five domains with a helpful PDF table listing the attestation statements for each domain.

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement | July 2024

Age-Friendly Health Systems | Guide to Recognition for Geriatric Emergency Department Accredited Sites

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