Hot of the press form the Milken Institute - Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models.

Michael Ellenbogen

  https://milkeninstitute.org/report/dementia-care-models-scaling-comprehensive

Crushed

This s a very odd piece of work.  I'm not saying its wrong it just odd 

It is entirely about dementia care  models, but it  has no definition of a dementia care model  
Its full of statements like

The true opportunity here is to focus on the
delivery of value that prioritizes achievement
and improvement of health outcomes that
are meaningful for those we serve 

What does that mean in DW's case
No "improvement" is possible  It would be a miracle.

Michael Ellenbogen

II was not part of this committee.

Laurention

Crushed ....Agreed..... For 10 years  I watched a vibrant,  successful lady die a little bit everyday .

We tried every treatment up to and including two clinical trials ..

Did Aricept and Memantine slow the progress ??? I'd like to think so, but we'll never know.. EOAD moves at a fast pace. My DW declined rapidly trough the early stages ..All the therapy/ meds  available may  possibly improve quality of life ...or not ??

One thing is for sure "ground lost is never regained "

I miss her everyday 

       Mike 

jfkoc

We all benefit from this kind of work. While there are many "care plans" floating around it will be a big boost to have an "ideal base" that can be built on. Care can always improve and as it does so will the lives of our loved ones.