Dementia Care and Population Health: A Paradigm Shift

Population health has been around for decades, but it is now taking center stage in Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) and dementia care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are encouraging and empowering these efforts with a Public Health Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia curriculum. “This is an important strategy,” said Arif Nazir, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD, Signature HealthCARE chief medical officer and president of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. “We have millions of patients with dementia, and these numbers will increase.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: news