Chronic Care, Dementia Care Management, and Financial Considerations

The needs of persons living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease–related dementia (AD/ADRD) are challenged by tremendous complexity impacting both care delivery and financing. Most persons living with dementia (PLWD) also suffer from other chronic medical or mental health conditions, which further burden quality of life and function. In addition to difficult treatment choices, optimal dementia care models likely involve people and services that are not typical pieces of the health care delivery system but are all critical partners—care partners, social workers, and community services, to name a few.