NASEM Third Workshop on Nursing Home, Hospice, and Palliative Care for Individuals with Later-Stage Dementia - Making Health Systems More Responsive to Dementia
The National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Decadal Survey of Behavioral and Social Science Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias held its third public workshop on July 7 as part of a two-day meeting.
This third workshop featured two sessions incorporating the perspectives of researchers and individuals who have been directly affected by dementia.
The first session, "End of Life, Hospice, and Palliative Care," addressed the following topics:
- Decision-making at end-of-life for patients with dementia
- Evaluating pros and cons of medical intervention options in later-stage dementia
- Adapting palliative care to serve the needs of patients with dementia
- How Medicare and other policies bear on options for later-stage dementia care
The second session, "Making Health Systems Responsive to Dementia," addressed the following topics:
- Housing options for mid- to later-stage dementia
- What we know about the effects housing characteristics may have on health and quality-of-life for individuals with dementia
- Factors that bear on decision-making about housing for individuals with dementia
Rani E. Snyder, Vice President, Program at The John A. Hartford Foundation, was one of the speakers in this second session along with Vincent Mor, Brown University, and Marie Israelite, Discussant and Advisory Panel Member.
To view the agenda, click here.
To learn more about the workshop and to download the meeting materials, click here.
To learn more about NASEM's meeting #3 and the fourth public workshop on July 8, click here.
