Article: How Both Patients and Caregivers Can Benefit from a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program
The Commonwealth Fund has published an article, "How Both Patients and Caregivers Can Benefit from a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program," about UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC) Program study results.
UCLA's ADC Program is a comprehensive dementia care program staffed by nurse practitioners working within a health system.
A study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and co-funded by The Commonwealth Fund, examined data from people with dementia and their caregivers after a year of enrollment. It found that, while the program did not slow the progression of dementia, it did reduce patients’ behavioral problems and depression, and lower the distress of caregivers.
To read the article, click here.
To go to the JAGS study abstract, click here.
To go to UCLA's press release on the study, click here.
To learn more about UCLA ADC, click here.
