Project title: MaineHealth Alzheimer's Disease Partnership (Grant number: 90ALGG0013) Project director(s) and contact information: Margaret (Peggy) Haynes, (207) 661-7120, Grantee agency/organization: MaineHealth Partner organizations: Spectrum Generations Area Agency on Aging; Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging (SMAA); Maine Medical Center; MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (MHACO); Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH); Alzheimer’s Association of Maine; Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice (LincolnHealth); Community Paramedicine; Maine Medical Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE); University of Southern Maine (USM). Project Summary: The project will conduct activities. Persons Living Alone with Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)—Grant partners, including Meals on Wheels and paramedical providers, will identify people living alone with dementia through assessments and refer people for diagnosis and additional services. Community support specialists from Maine Health will provide home visits to people living alone with dementia to develop a care plan and then conduct monthly follow-up calls. CARES® dementia training will also be provided to home care staff in Lincoln County. MaineHealth primary care providers and behavioral health clinicians will be trained to better identify people with dementia. Care and Advanced Planning for PWD with Moderate to Severe Dementia—MaineHealth will provide subsidies for home care services and adult day services to people with ADRD who do not financially qualify for Medicaid but who cannot afford to pay privately for these services. As described above, MaineHealth providers will be trained to better identify people with dementia, and community support specialists will provide in-home care management. Behavioral Symptom Management Training & Consultation for Family Caregivers at two behavioral health practices in the Greater Portland area will be offered behavior symptom management training and counseling. The identification of at-risk caregivers will be improved through training of MaineHealth RN care managers, behavioral health specialists, and medical assistants. Evidence-Based or Evidence-Informed Intervention: Music & Memory (evidence-informed) aims to have a calming effect and foster positive emotions by playing the person with dementia’s favorite music. Note: Profile current as of January 2018. State: Massachusetts
Project title: MaineHealth Alzheimer's Disease Partnership (Grant number: 90ALGG0013) Project director(s) and contact information: Margaret (Peggy) Haynes, (207) 661-7120, Grantee agency/organization: MaineHealth Partner organizations: Spectrum Generations Area Agency on Aging; Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging (SMAA); Maine Medical Center; MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (MHACO); Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH); Alzheimer’s Association of Maine; Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice (LincolnHealth); Community Paramedicine; Maine Medical Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE); University of Southern Maine (USM). Project Summary: The project will conduct activities. Persons Living Alone with Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)—Grant partners, including Meals on Wheels and paramedical providers, will identify people living alone with dementia through assessments and refer people for diagnosis and additional services. Community support specialists from Maine Health will provide home visits to people living alone with dementia to develop a care plan and then conduct monthly follow-up calls. CARES® dementia training will also be provided to home care staff in Lincoln County. MaineHealth primary care providers and behavioral health clinicians will be trained to better identify people with dementia. Care and Advanced Planning for PWD with Moderate to Severe Dementia—MaineHealth will provide subsidies for home care services and adult day services to people with ADRD who do not financially qualify for Medicaid but who cannot afford to pay privately for these services. As described above, MaineHealth providers will be trained to better identify people with dementia, and community support specialists will provide in-home care management. Behavioral Symptom Management Training & Consultation for Family at two behavioral health practices in the Greater Portland area will be offered behavior symptom management training and counseling. The identification of at-risk caregivers will be improved through training of MaineHealth RN care managers, behavioral health specialists, and medical assistants. Evidence-Based or Evidence-Informed Intervention: Music & Memory (evidence-informed) aims to have a calming effect and foster positive emotions by playing the person with dementia’s favorite music. Note: Profile current as of January 2018. State: Massachusetts Caregivers
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