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🌐 Enroll in the GUIDE Model Today! 🌐 Attention Medicare Part B organizations, committed to advancing quality dementia care. ⏰ Act Now: The deadline for enrollment is fast approaching. The last day to sign up as a participant in the Guide Model is January 30, 2024. Enroll here: https://go.cms.gov/3EzgyZp 🔍 What the GUIDE Model Offers: ✨ Improved quality of life for those living with dementia ✨ Reduced strain on the unpaid caregivers ✨ Ability to live at home longer How Dementia Care Specialists can help: • Our highly regarded Dementia Capable Care Specialist Credential training covers many of the Care Navigator mandatory training topics. • We have developed a Dementia Capable Care system with assessments, care plan and family support tools that can be key components of your dementia care program. • As highly experienced experts in dementia care at home, we can consult to help you and your team prepare for success and meet challenges. Contact us or visit https://bit.ly/3RQrqtm to learn more. #GUIDEModel #DementiaCare #LastChanceEnrollment

For my rehabilitation therapy colleagues who provide dementia care with the aim of keeping individuals in their homes, keep your eyes on this new and developing CMS care model with consideration of potential collaborative partnerships with other healthcare providers. #occupationaltherapy #speechlanguagepathology #physicaltherapy #dementiacare #valuebasedcare

For those of us with parents, grandparents, siblings and friends suffering from #dementia, we know how difficult it is to provide adequate support. This is all the more true when loved ones still want to live at home but are losing the cognitive means to do so. While there is a lot of research going into this important area and new medicines being developed, there are millions of dementia patients and caregivers needing extra support today. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has introduced a promising new payment/support model called GUIDE - Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience - that aims to keep seniors with dementia in their homes longer by providing more timely interventions and better caregiver support. The model largely relies on collaboration between physicians and community health care workers, such as hospice and home health clinicians, to coordinate care, detect exacerbations earlier, and prevent or mitigate the effects of comorbidities. Though promising, this model is complicated and presents some unique healthcare legal risks to all that participate in the model. For more information on how GUIDE works and some of these risk, check out our linked discussion. Howard Young, Felicia M. Alexander, Roshni Edalur #wearemorganlewis

May is Caregiver Month in Canada. Today I want to draw on the Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada/ Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) report: A Step Toward Understanding Health Care Trajectories of People Living With Dementia How can we better support Canada's family Caregivers? Key points: 1. Two-thirds of people living with dementia (67%) had the condition recorded for the first time in an encounter with a family doctor/general practitioner. Family doctors are crucial in providing various aspects of dementia care, but some may not feel well-resourced or prepared to manage dementia care in the community. 2. More than half of people living with dementia (58%) had publicly funded home care as part of their trajectory, and almost half of this group subsequently moved to a long-term care facility. 3. Caregivers of people living with dementia are more likely to experience feelings of distress, anger, or depression compared with those caring for people without dementia. https://lnkd.in/gRP364vA Wendy Wu, Susan Palijan, Sharla Cadwell, David Hood, family physician and Priscila Casari, Ph.D. Fernanda Ewerling Andrea Olmstead Xibiao Ye Katie Dover Stacey Fisher Douglas Manuel Institut national de santé publique du Québec Claire Godard-Sebillotte Sonia Jean Victoria Massamba Louis Rochette Aboubacar Sidibe Isabelle Vedel Yes, we think that caregivers should be supported in primary care! Family physicians’ preferences for education to support family caregivers: a sequential mixed methods study https://lnkd.in/gGP5x2X5 If healthcare providers were educated to support family caregivers, we may be able to reduce or postpone caregiver distress. Optimizing the integration of family caregivers in the delivery of person-centered care: evaluation of an educational program for the healthcare workforce https://lnkd.in/gSQu7tyT How do you, as a health or community care provider, value and support family caregivers as partners in care? You're invited to join us in the six-word challenge celebrating National Caregiver Month in May. https://lnkd.in/gAWFhsuQ

We're stepping into a new era in #DementiaCare. On November 15th when new #CMS guidelines spotlighted the pivotal role of transportation for individuals with #Dementia and the downstream impacts on caregivers/support networks, it was a collective acknowledgment that transportation, while vital, can be burdensome within the #caregiver, care-recipient dynamic. Caregivers and support networks play a heightened role in caring for individuals with Dementia and as our society ages and relies more heavily on caregivers, we'll need more support mechanisms for caregivers. Onward supports caregivers by solving for transportation, but we're going a step further to elevate the experience for riders with #Dementia. When riders have positive experiences with a Companion Driver, they'll have the option to add the driver to their list of favorites. While riders with memory challenges may not recall the nuances and conversations of a trip, frequently paired Companion Drivers will. As we wrap up #FamilyCareGiverMonth, we're bringing comfort, reliability, and support to both caregivers and dementia patients. #PurposeDriven #CompanionRides #TransportationSolutions #CaregiverSupport #Memorycare #Onward https://lnkd.in/grE7BdTS

On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new comprehensive and person-centered approach to #dementia care by introducing the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model—a groundbreaking care model. The GUIDE Model, which will be run through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, is designed to reduce caregiver strain and enable people living with dementia to remain in their #homes. The model advances a population-based approach that includes payments for #medical and non-medical elements of care, standardizes a core set of services, uses care navigators within care teams, and improves care coordination. https://lnkd.in/eHA_f4_G

May is Older Americans Month! Learn more about current best practices for diagnosing and treating dementia. https://lnkd.in/e6AJU-sX #OlderAmericansMonth #dementia #olderadults #carecoordination #integratedcare #duallyeligible #Medicare#Medicaid

One in nine Americans aged 65 and older has Alzheimer's dementia, resulting in the increased demand of family caregivers to step into a role they are not financially or mentally prepared for. Now more than ever, it is time to improve the future for all caregivers, through advocating with our government officials to ensure they are protected and supported, to build awareness of the gaps in support, and to recognize that each caregiver is a human navigating their own trials and tribulations of life. It's time to do this together. At Otsuka, we are endlessly committed to caregivers, through advocating for more visibility and support, through providing tangible tools to make a meaningful impact and address the daily needs, and through recognizing the caregivers amongst our employees and providing caregiver specific benefits to those who need them. The untold cost of caregiving is one that must be talked about. Read more with Otsuka Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer John Kraus feature in Medical Economics:

🌟 Advocating for Better Dementia Care Support 🌟 As a post-acute care organization, it's crucial to stay informed and proactive when it comes to advocating for better support and resources for dementia care. Our latest blog post dives deep into the current policies affecting dementia care, highlights the necessary changes needed, and discusses how we can take action to ensure those living with dementia receive the care they deserve. Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02H77zr0 With ongoing workforce shortages and the increasing need for specialized care, it's more important than ever for us to come together and make our voices heard. By understanding the challenges facing dementia care and actively working towards solutions, we can make a real difference in the lives of those affected by this condition. #DementiaCare #Advocacy #MemoryCare

This is an important GUIDE for family caregivers that is further supported by the new standard of dementia care at the LTC level of care should families need further support: https://lnkd.in/e7x2kiHu. The Transactional Dementia Intelligence business model of care is designed for those in the business of long-term care such as assisted living and skilled nursing, or nursing home care, also home health businesses. For more information: https://lnkd.in/eEiKPQ4G