Observational StudySCAN Memory Program Evaluation Study

Inclusion Criteria: Health plan member eligibility includes having a visit-based ICD-9 diagnostic code for dementia or a dementia-specific medication (including donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, and memantine) within administrative data any time prior to data inquiry for potential subjects. The health plan member must have a caregiver who can communicate by telephone and though that person might also be a health plan member, health plan membership for caregivers is not required. All subjects must be living in the community and if in a nursing facility, this must be for rehabilitation or respite care but not for long term care. Caregivers must be able to communicate in English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria: Person with dementia whose potential participation is declined by their physician. Those who do not have a family or informal caregiver cannot participate and caregivers who do no have telephone access or the capacity to consent to research evaluation are excluded. Patients who reside in nursing facilities as permanent residents are not eligible.

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