ATTLEBORO — A feasibility study for a new senior center in the city has determined that the former Highland Country Club clubhouse is the best place for it.
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.