; Whereas mobility programs in acute care settings improve the likelihood that patients are discharged directly to their homes and bypass a skilled nursing facility; Whereas hospitals, physicians, and nurses are committed to delivering the best care for patients, but there are not current standardized methods of assessing or tracking patient mobility within hospitals, nor are there standardized systems to measure adherence to individual hospital mobility protocols; Whereas current hospital reimbursement incentives designed to prevent patient falls unintentionally disincentive hospitals from mobilizing patients; Whereas prolonged periods of bed rest for older adults can cause loss of skeletal muscle, known as sarcopenia, reducing a person’s ability to carry out activities of daily living; and Whereas the American Geriatrics Society made a series of mobility recommendations developed by geriatric leaders, physicians, and clinicians, such as that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should develop consensus on standard methods to assess mobility and that the Federal Government should prioritize translational research in mobility assessment, quality measurement, and implementation programs led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Administration on Aging: Now, therefore, be it