The Age-Friendly Hospital Rating is a new structural measure included in the CMS 2025 IPPS Final Rule. This measure is designed to assess hospitals' commitment to delivering high-quality care to patients 65 and older. The rating focuses on five key domains: patient goals, medication management, frailty screening, social vulnerability, and leadership commitment. Hospitals must affirmatively attest to these domains to demonstrate their compliance with best practices for older adults. The implementation of this measure includes specific data collection and submission requirements, as outlined by CMS. Hospitals are required to submit data for the Age-Friendly Hospital Rating measure on an annual basis. The data submission is structured around the five domains, and hospitals must evaluate whether they meet the criteria for each domain fully to receive credit.
