A recognition for pharmacies with an exceptional commitment to Age-friendly care.
BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN AGE-FRIENDLY PHARMACY
- Using the Age-friendly language and the 4Ms Framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) helps staff to deliver age-friendly care more reliably, consistently, and effectively
- The acknowledgment and related improvements in patient/client satisfaction scores may contribute to increased business
- Recognition signals to payers and health systems that you meet CMS long-term care (LTC) pharmacy criteria and are positioned to deliver LTC pharmacy services to patients in any setting
ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM TO ESTABLISH RECOGNITION
- Establish your team for implementation
- Refer to the Guide for Recognition of Age-Friendly Pharmacy for criteria
- Submit your attestation to ASCP
- Confirm more than 50% of your pharmacists have Age-Friendly Pharmacist recognition or are a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist
- Establish an Age-Friendly Pharmacy membership with ASCP
OPTION TO JOIN COMMUNITY PHARMACY ENHANCED SERVICES NETWORK (CPESN)
CPESN is an existing, successful model of reimbursement for individual pharmacies (defined by their NPI) for
clinical services through a defined network. Recognized pharmacies can join CPESN and the ASCP Age-Friendly
Pharmacy Network for an additional fee.
