Hospice News February 19, 2025
A recent research project that combined palliative care with dementia care management reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations by half among its patient population.
Dubbed the IN-PEACE program, or the Indiana Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer Care Efforts, the research sought to measure the potential impact of combining palliative care with an enhanced dementia care model.
That model aligns to a large degree with that used within the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment demonstration from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, according to study author and research scientist Dr. Greg Sachs with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute.
The IN-PEACE project began before the GUIDE model was announced, but both models contain similar elements.
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