Click here for access: Dementia Caregiver Roadmap
The Dementia Caregiver Roadmap is downloadable and free of charge to clinics and health care systems desiring to implement support for family caregivers in their own institutions.
This Dementia Caregiver Roadmap is a comprehensive guide for health care
administrators and clinician providers. It offers innovative strategies for planning,
developing, and implementing policies and procedures aimed at supporting family
caregivers of individuals living with dementia in healthcare settings nationwide.
Recognizing the urgent need for a public health approach to dementia care,
the roadmap fills a critical gap by providing a practical framework for integrating
family caregivers into healthcare systems. It examines 10 core strategies for
engaging family caregivers, drawing from real-world implementation experiences
at the Comprehensive Memory Center, an outpatient, interprofessional dementia
specialty practice at UT Health Austin (the clinical enterprise of Dell Medical
School at The University of Texas at Austin).
Each section of the Dementia Caregiver Roadmap includes practical examples
from the CMC model on how to implement the core strategies, showcasing
how they facilitate the development of coordinated, comprehensive care with
family caregivers. With a focus on engaging family caregivers within healthcare
systems, this roadmap is a vital resource for healthcare administrators and
clinician providers dedicated to dementia care excellence.