Integrating AAA Care Coordinators in Primary Care for Dementia Support: Implementation Challenges and Lessons Learned.

ABSTRACT: Patient, provider, and community barriers challenge dementia diagnosis and management in primary care. Interventions emphasizing EHR-based workflows with minimal provider training are insufficient to address these challenges. To improve early detection, dementia care, and the global health of caregivers and patients living with dementia, interventions must take a more comprehensive approach, addressing provider education and helping families be aware of the community supports available.

Methods

Through a retrospective evaluation utilizing secondary data sources, researchers examine the results of a dementia care intervention that involved a clinical workflow, semiannual dementia training, and the integration of a care coordinator from an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) into the primary c

SUBMITTER: Ehlman MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12026521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature