Implementing Best Practices in Dementia Care
People living with dementia have complex care needs, long periods of disability, and heavy reliance on the support of their family and other caregivers. Clinicians can improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers through implementation of evidence-based practices that provide meaningful help and support.
Use this toolkit to make the case for improving dementia care, implement quality improvement, and train clinicians from all disciplines to better support people living with dementia and their caregivers.
What’s in the Toolkit
The Case for Improving Dementia Care
Improving the quality of dementia care can alleviate suffering for people living with dementia and their caregivers, improve key quality metrics, and reduce health care spending.
The Case for Improving Dementia Care
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Brief monograph outlining key statistics and the case for improving dementia care and caregiver support. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2019.
downloadThe Case for Improving Dementia Care Infographic
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Infographic with key statistics on the value of improving dementia care. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2019.
downloadGetting Started
Comprehensive guide with practical steps in implementing best practices in dementia care and caregiver support.
Improving Dementia Care: Getting Started
Last Updated: March 29, 2019A comprehensive guide to improving identification, assessment, and support of people living with dementia and their caregivers. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2019.
downloadClinical Tools and Training for Best Practices in Dementia Care
Online CE courses, clinical assessment tools, and resources for identifying and making referrals to community-based services that support patients and families.
Navigating the CAPC Online Curriculum: A Guide for Improving Dementia Care and Caregiver Support
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Recommended CAPC courses and tools for all providers caring for people living with dementia.
downloadCognitive Assessment Tools
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Recommended validated cognitive assessment tools.
downloadAssessing Needs of People Living with Dementia
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Recommended validated assessment tools for common comorbid conditions.
downloadCaring for the Caregiver
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Validated tools for assessing caregiver health and well-being.
downloadReferral to Community Resources
Last Updated: March 29, 2019Community-based resource locators and support services.
downloadDementia Care Resources for Caregivers
Last Updated: March 21, 2019Print or email this handout of caregiver resources for education and support.
downloadDementia Care Resources in Our Community
Last Updated: April 4, 2019Fill out this worksheet with contact information for community-based services in your area, and supply to clinical staff or patients and families.
downloadCase Studies
Case studies of evidence-based care models that support people living with dementia, their families, and other caregivers.
Eskenazi Health’s Aging Brain Care Program
Last Updated: March 21, 2019An interdisciplinary collaborative care model for people living with dementia.
downloadHospice of the Valley’s Palliative Care for Dementia Program
Last Updated: March 21, 2019A cost-effective model for home-based case management and caregiver support.
downloadWellMed Charitable Foundation’s Caregiver SOS Program
Last Updated: March 21, 2019A model for evidence-based caregiver support and education.
downloadBaylor Scott & White Health’s Geriatrics Program for Dementia Care
Last Updated: March 21, 2019A model for comprehensive care management in the home.
downloadBaylor Scott & White Health’s Family Caregiver Program
Last Updated: March 21, 2019An evidence-based caregiver intervention adapted for an integrated health care system.
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