Atención médica primaria diseñada para adultos mayores

[Clank of a metal weight lifting bar. We see Elizabeth, a senior woman with short white-gray hair, in a gym, preparing to bench press.]

[Text: Elizabeth, Oak Street Health patient]

Elizabeth, speaking: My name is Elizabeth and I am a powerlifter. I never saw myself as strong and powerful and being able to do hard things. There's a study that women 65 and older, 45% of them can't lift 10 pounds.

[SFX: CYMBAL]

Elizabeth, speaking: I'm not that woman anymore. I started lifting when I was 66, when I tore my meniscus. And my physical therapist told me one day, "We're going to do a deadlift." I said, "Do you remember how old I am?" And he said, "Yep, that's why we're doing this."

[SFX: SNARE DRUM]

Elizabeth, speaking: I feel strong and confident and I'm healthier than I've ever been. Oak Street Health is really supportive of my powerlifting and working out. They focus on older people.

[Text: Dawn, Practice Manager]

Dawn, speaking: I think we all talk about Elizabeth and her story. She is very engaged in staying healthy and staying active, enjoying her life.

Elizabeth, speaking: I have a nurse practitioner, Stacy, who makes sure that my body is strong.

[Text: Staci, Nurse Practitioner]

Staci, speaking: The fact that she does take just such control of her health is amazing, and we would talk about that sometimes too, because I think it is important for them to be their own advocates. I think it is important to empower them to feel like there are things that they can control, and therefore control the outcomes.

Elizabeth, speaking: Oak Street was just different because of just focusing on aging and helping me age well. I'm in the right place now because they're the right people at this time of my life.

[Montage of Elizabeth speaking with a woman at Oak Street Health, at the gym performing dead lifts and squatting, while spotted by a trainer.]

Elizabeth, speaking: I feel physically strong. I feel emotionally strong. I feel a lot of support that maybe I didn't have in my younger years. You're not dead until you're dead. And as long as you're living, you should learn new things and do new things. And I intend to keep doing this as long as I can. Makes me feel kind of like a badass.

[Text: Oak St. Health]