Nowadays, the national, independent non-profit Fair Health, as part of a national initiative that is financed by the John A. Hartford Foundation (Jahf), launched a new shared decision to make Alzheimer’s disease with clinical information for self-care and medication therapy options, as well as related cost information. The new tool is accompanied by an educational tool for healthcare costs and sources, such as printable checklists and links to websites and organizations that offer additional information and sources. Added to users without costs, these offers are available through fair health for older adults (fairhealtholderadults.org), in a newly created section on Alzheimer’s disease. Fair health For older adults is an online source in English and Spanish for older adults and caregivers.
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by progressive cognitive disorders and is the most common form of dementia. The growing financial burden of Alzheimer’s disease in older patients and their families has made it increasingly important for them to gain access to objective information to guide their care planning. Tools that facilitate shared decision-making-the discussion between patients, care providers and providers to decide on care that brings clinical evidence into balance with the preferences of patients and values show promise for improving the involvement of patients and care providers in the decision-making of health care And reducing health care costs. Alzheimer’s new Alzheimer-Redeldeldleeld decision of Alzheimer offers a complete picture of options for self-care and drug therapy and related costs. Some self -care options mentioned include maintaining a healthy diet, exercise, brain exercises, revising medicines with care providers and treating other disorders that influence memory and thinking. The tool also provides information about three types of medicine therapies: cholinesteraser inhibitors, memantine and monoclonal antibodies.
The expansion of the series of shared decision-making tools from Fair Health (the combining of clinical and cost information) and resources launched with prior subsidy financing, marks the new Alzheimer’s Disease shared decision-making tool an important step in offering educational information that the 4MS framework Can support high -quality, age -friendly care: what is important, medication, mind and mobility. By concentrating on what is important for patients and their families, as well as clinical care options that relate to cognition (spirit), the new shared shared decision-making instrument to the additional resources can be able to be able to make information discussions and facilitated decisions on age-friendly care for Alzheimer’s disease With care providers.
The tool can be used with the complementary range about the Alzheimer’s Disease part of Fair Health for older adults: a FH® Total tool for treatment costs that show the total annual costs of Alzheimer’s disease and services; printable checklists with useful tips and questions to ask providers; Links to relevant FH® Insurance basis articles; links to organizations and programs that care provider offer; And online tools that help families to find services in their areas. With the help of the new tools and resources, families can learn more about different care options and related costs, so that they can plan and, if necessary, explore financial resources and help.
As part of the initiative funded by JAHF, Fair Health spreads the new, free Alzheimer’s Disease-related instruments and resources nationally and through its current collaborations with four clinical institutions that have achieved age-friendly health systems recognition: the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio State University, the University, the University Or Rochester Medical Center and Emory University. Doctors in the age -friendly health systems use Fair Health’s suite or shared decision -making and FH Total treatment instruments with older patients and their care providers in clinical environments and distributing patient toolkits with usable checklists, educational content and links to relevant means.
Older adults who live with Alzheimer’s disease, have different needs and require extensive, age -friendly care and services. The new shared decision -making tool and related resources of Fair Health will help older patients and their caregivers to learn more about their care options and be enabled to plan and manage the costs. “
Rani E. Snyder, Vice President, Program, at the John A. Hartford Foundation
Visit the Alzheimer’s Disease section on fair health for older adults to gain access to the free tools, educational content and means about Alzheimer’s disease.