Project Incorporates Alzheimer's into Care

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"People with Alzheimer's and other dementias don't receive intentional, ongoing medical management," said Katie Maslow, director of the Initiative on Alzheimer's and Managed Care at the Alzheimer's Association, Washington, D.C. Even though they usually have a primary care physician, she explained, medical care for these patients doesn't integrate their dementia with care for their other conditions.

Maslow described a new model for dementia care, Chronic Care Networks for Alzheimer's Disease (CCN/AD), developed by the Alzheimer's Association in partnership with the now-defunct National Chronic Care Consortium. During a symposium at the 2003 Joint Conference of the National Council …