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Challenges and Innovations in Dementia Care
Dementia, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive and functional loss, is a devastating illness that requires a complex set of medical and social services for care. It is also common. This combination of high prevalence, complex management, and serious consequences for patients and families demands interventions that can mitigate dementia’s impact. Unlike other serious illnesses, dementia care uniquely requires supports that span both the medical and social sectors, resulting in costs, including caregiving, that exceed those of heart failure or cancer. As illustrated in the accompanying BoxBox, delivering comprehensive dementia care encompasses a wide range of guideline-recommended services that cannot be provided solely within primary care or any singular medical setting. Likewise, these cannot be managed solely by community-based organizations.
Dementia, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive and functional loss, is a devastating illness that requires a complex set of medical and social services for care. It is also common. This combination of high prevalence, complex management, and serious consequences for patients and families demands interventions that can mitigate dementia’s impact. Unlike other serious illnesses, dementia care uniquely requires supports that span both the medical and social sectors, resulting in costs, including caregiving, that exceed those of heart failure or cancer. As illustrated in the accompanying BoxBox, delivering comprehensive dementia care encompasses a wide range of guideline-recommended services that cannot be provided solely within primary care or any singular medical setting. Likewise, these cannot be managed solely by community-based organizations.
