A framework for implementing high-quality dementia care navigation: recommendations from the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Navigation Roundtable.

ABSTRACT: In 2023, the Alzheimer's Association launched the Dementia Care Navigation (DCN) Roundtable, a diverse group of dementia experts to provide strategic guidance to organizations implementing person- and family-centered DCN services. Three initial areas to enhance DCN and its implementation were identified: (1) improving the quality of DCN by further defining navigator duties, roles, and care pathways; (2) establishing standards for DCN training to ensure quality, consistency, and person- and family-centeredness; and (3) developing a sustainable business case to ensure its financial viability. The roundtable clarified navigator responsibilities, encouraged the use of community partners as DCN providers, and aligned DCN services with Medicare's Guiding and Improved Dementia Experience GUIDE mo

SUBMITTER: Daven M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856370 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature