Medicare Unveils Dementia Care Model for Patients, Caregivers (1)

The Biden administration is launching a model that aims to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and reduce strain on their caregivers, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.

The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model seeks to help people remain in their homes and communities through a package of care coordination and management, caregiver education and support, and respite services, according to the CMS.

“We’ve made tremendous progress in improving care for people with dementia over the past decade,” the CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said at the National Alzheimer’s Project Act Advisory Council ...