The Role of Care Navigators Working with People with Dementia and Their Caregivers

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Authors

Alissa Bernstein Sideman · University of California, San Francisco

Krista L. Harrison · University of California, San Francisco

Sarah Dulaney · University of California System

Jennifer Merrilees · University of California, San Francisco

Angela D. Bowhay · Quality Living

Julia Heunis · University of California System

Jeff Choi

Abstract

Innovative approaches to care delivery in dementia are crucial. Care navigation offers a feasible model to train unlicensed people to deliver care as a way to deliver larger-scale support for the growing population of adults living with dementia and their caregivers.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Volume 71, Issue 1, pp. 45-55

DOI: 10.3233/jad-180957

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.57