Portugal has a rapidly aging population, underscoring the critical need for specialized geriatric care. While geriatrics is not yet recognized as a medical specialty in Portugal, the Portuguese Medical Association acknowledges it as a competence.1 Recent initiatives, such as the PROGRAMMING COST Action 21122 event in April 2024, entitled “Top 10 Value-Based Geriatric Care Models and Interventions: Towards a Sustainable Healthcare System, Improving Older Adults’ Quality of Life”2 have played a pivotal role in highlighting value-based care models (focused on improving patient outcomes while containing healthcare costs). Throughout the event, multiple sessions under the banner “Good News from Portugal” highlighted successful geriatric care models and interventions currently being implemented across the country. While not exhaustive, these contributions were subsequently developed into the present manuscript, which brings together some of the most recognized and well-established approaches in the field.

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