GUIDE: A Comprehensive Dementia Care Model
Felicia Greenfield, Penn Memory Center, presents an overview of the new nationwide model—Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (or GUIDE)—announced by CMS recently. The goals of GUIDE include: (a) improving quality of life for people living with dementia by addressing their behavioral health and functional needs, coordinating their care for dementia and co-occurring conditions, and improving transitions between community, hospital, and post-acute settings; (b) reducing burden on unpaid caregivers by providing caregiver skills training, referrals to social services, 24/7 access to a support line, and respite services; and (c) preventing or delaying long-term nursing home care by enabling people living with dementia to remain safely in their homes for as long as possible.