California Launches Initiative to Improve Quality of Life for People Living With Dementia
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Dementia Care Aware, a statewide initiative led by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), provides training on this new assessment and support through a warmline to help primary care providers successfully screen for dementia in older adults.
Key Points:
- Dementia Care Aware, a statewide initiative led by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), provides training on this new assessment and support through a warmline to help primary care providers successfully screen for dementia in older adults.
- “Dementia Care Aware gives primary care teams the tools and support they need to screen for and support patients living with dementia,” said Jacey Cooper, California’s State Medicaid Director and DHCS Chief Deputy Director for Health Care Programs.
- “Early dementia screening will be even more critical in future years, as the disease often goes undetected for long stretches of time.
- Dementia Care Aware can equip all health care providers with the knowledge and resources to screen patients and make care plans.