title: Developing dementia-capable health care systems: a 12-step program.
abstract: Improving the quality, comprehensiveness, and coordination of health care for people with dementia is a primary goal of the National Alzheimer's Plan. In this article, the key principles of high-quality dementia care for nonspecialist clinicians and health care leaders are synthesized, a framework for operationalizing its components is presented, and simple steps for developing dementia-capable health care systems are offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: soob@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Soo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borson
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Veterans' Cognitive Assessment and Management Program (V-CAMP), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard (11G), Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chodosh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development
keywords: Alzheimer disease; Annual wellness visit; Care coordination; Comprehensive management; Dementia; Partnership; Primary care; Quality measurement