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- Title
Engaging and Supporting Care Partners of Persons With Dementia in Health-Care Delivery: Results From a National Consensus Conference.
- Authors
Riffin, Catherine; Griffin, Joan M; Brody, Lilla; Wolff, Jennifer L; Pillemer, Karl A; Adelman, Ronald D; Bangerter, Lauren R; Starks, Steven M; Falzarano, Francesca; Villanigro-Santiago, Martha; Veney, Loretta; Czaja, Sara J
- Abstract
</td></tr><tr><td>Care-partner training and support </td><td>Identify and subsequently implement and disseminate best practices for facilitating ADRD care-partner referrals from medical settings to community-based services and to ongoing clinical trials; compare these practices across health-care settings and systems of care. Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Family caregiving; Health-care delivery; Informal caregiving EN Alzheimer's disease Dementia Family caregiving Health-care delivery Informal caregiving 58 65 8 05/31/22 20220401 NES 220401 More than 6 million adults in the United States are affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), the majority of whom rely on assistance from an unpaid care partner (family, friends; [2]). Conclusion Federal agencies, health-care systems, and funding bodies have strong incentives - encompassing financial, quality-of-care, and performance metrics - to support ADRD care partners in their care of persons with ADRD.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; CARE of people; HEALTH services administration; HOME care services; DEMENTIA; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Public Policy & Aging Report, 2022, Vol 32, Issue 2, p58
- ISSN
1055-3037
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ppar/prac004