Report highlights the effectiveness of collaborative care model for patients with dementia
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) details the state of dementia care and research in America and provides guidance on future research to make sure both patients and their families are having their needs met by the care they receive. Sections of the report highlight the effectiveness of the collaborative care model as well as successful implementation, citing research from Regenstrief Institute, Eskenazi Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
There are between 3.7 million and 5.8 million people living with dementia in the United States, and that number is likely to grow as the population ages.
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As one of six daughters, Leonor Garrison shares caregiving duties for her mother, Maria Rosario Nieblas, who has high blood pressure and early symptoms of memory loss or dementia.
Garrison first connected with the Southern Caregiver Resource Center at a health fair about three years ago, and soon after began taking workshops and classes to improve the care she provides.
In addition to her role as a caregiver, Garrison is a mom of four and grandmother of two. While caring for her husband when he was sick, she started to feel overwhelmed, so the most important lesson she has learned from the SCRC classes is the importance of caring for herself.