Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art information on frailty-related science and how it might impact health and wellness for older adults. Our goal is to improve the understanding of how frailty develops, how to best assess it, and how to best treat and prevent frailty-related decline.

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Physical frailty has been called “the overarching geriatric syndrome” because it usually coexists with, and may influence the development of, other geriatric syndromes.

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Patient Priorities Care and Implications for Frailty Science

Person-centeredness challenges us to authentically focus on what matters most to individuals. Decision-making with such a focus could be especially impactful for older adults who are living with frailty, multimorbidity, and fluctuating capacity.
September 14, 2026/by Brian Buta, MHS

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Interventions for Frailty and Preventing the Development of Frailty

Learn more about the current evidence on interventions for frailty.

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Guidance on Selecting a Frailty Assessment Instrument

There are dozens of instruments that have the term 'frailty' in the title.  When selecting a frailty assessment instrument for research or to inform clinical care, it is important to identify an instrument that best fits the purpose of the study or clinical need.