Part of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center webinar series, sponsored by the Administration for Community Living

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Includes complimentary CEs

People living with dementia are at a higher risk for institutionalization. Community based supports and services help people living with dementia age in place for as long, and as safely as possible. Those living alone with dementia are even more vulnerable since they often lack the organization and advocacy skills needed to access essential support services. In this presentation we use case studies to demonstrate ways that complex chronic care management bridges medical and social care services for vulnerable populations, specifically for people living alone with dementia who have limited resources. We propose reasons for providing highly accessible, specialized, and flexible care management services and share practical resources and strategies that help people living with dementia remain in their community.  

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

• Understand and learn how to address barriers to care for people living with deme
• Learn how to create a social service safety net 
• Discuss reasons for greater integration between medical and social care services for patients with dementia
• Demonstrate reasons why patients with dementia require highly accessible, specialized and flexible services

Presenters:

Sarah Dulaney, RN, CNS is a Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist with expertise in dementia at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Since 2014, the focus of her work has been helping to develop, implement, and evaluate the Care Ecosystem, an open-source chronic care management program designed to improve outcomes for people living with dementia and their families.

Lori Resnick, MPA has over 20 years experience working and supervising Geriatric Case Managers in the private, non-profit and philanthropic sectors. She is dedicated to providing assistance to clients and caregivers by helping them to navigate complex systems of care and leverage services in order find sustainable solutions to aging safely in place. In her current role at ONEgeneration, Lori oversees the implementation of their complex case management program and is focusing on addressing the needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are at risk of, or have, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, through the creation of the ONEcargiver Resource Center, a virtual resource center where adults with I/DD, their caregivers and professional, can access up to date information and resources.