Transforming Care: Spreading Innovative Approaches to Dementia Care

In parts of the U.S. that lack specialized care centers for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones struggle to manage what can be a long, progressive decline. The new issue of Transforming Care profiles innovative dementia care models that help patients and family caregivers cope with the physical symptoms of dementia, monitor its effects on other chronic conditions, and offer strategies for behavioral and psychosocial problems.