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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

A look at caregivers for community-living persons with dementia: Implications for the GUIDE model.

Julia G Burgdorf, Vicki A Freedman, Jennifer L Wolff

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Julia G BurgdorfCenter for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3356-1897
Vicki A FreedmanInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Jennifer L WolffDepartment of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

The National Health and Trends StudyU01AG032947 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VICKI A. FREEDMAN, JENNIFER ANN SCHRACK · 2008 to 2026
$169.4M
Statistical Data EnclaveP30AG012846 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI VICKI A. FREEDMAN · 1999 to 2026
$23.2M
Trends and Dynamics in Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Extending the National Study of CaregivingR01AG062477 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI FREEDMAN, VICKI A., WOLFF, JENNIFER L. · 2019 to 2023
$10.0M
Remote Data Enclave Core (RDEC)P30AG066587 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KATHERINE A ORNSTEIN · 2020 to 2026
$6.7M
Supporting Dementia Caregivers During Medicare Home Health: Developing the DECLARE Needs Assessment InterventionK01AG081502 · NIA · VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK · PI Julia Burgdorf · 2023 to 2026
$534k
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Abstract

introductionMedicare's new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model funds integrated dementia care and related caregiver supports for community-living persons with dementia (PwD). Caregiver strain is a factor in provider payment and performance.

methodsWe examined national survey data on community-living PwD and their caregivers to identify which caregivers would receive support under GUIDE and characterize caregiver strain and use of supportive services.

resultsHalf of GUIDE-eligible PwD received care from multiple caregivers and high strain was common even among caregivers considered "low-complexity" under GUIDE. Use of role-related training, respite care, and support groups were low (11%, 18%, and 4%, respectively) and did not vary with caregiver strain. DISCUSSION: Caregiver identification and assessment standards under GUIDE may overlook a significant number of caregivers. To maximize impact, innovative models like GUIDE should align caregiver engagement and services with the unique realities of care networks for PwD. HIGHLIGHTS: Half of GUIDE-eligible persons with dementia have multiple caregivers. 32% of caregivers for community-living PwD report high strain. 11% of caregivers for community-living PwD received training and 18% used respite care.

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CaregiversDementiaIndependent LivingAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedRespite CareSocial SupportUnited StatesAlzheimer's diseasecaregivingdementiamedicare

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PMCPMC11953562

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