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Interim HealthCare Partners with Ceresti Health to Expand Dementia Care Nationwide
Interim HealthCare is partnering with Ceresti to expand specialized support for people living with dementia and their family caregivers. Designed to meet families where they are, this partnership recognizes that dementia care often happens outside of a hospital setting. And the partnership leverages the CMS GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Model, which calls for increased education and support for family caregivers. Ceresti Health is a nationwide GUIDE Participant.
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Kootenai Accountable Care Partners with Ceresti Health on Dementia Care
On the heels of an announcement by CMS that millions of people now have access to dementia caregiver education, training and support, Kootenai Accountable Care (KAC) and Ceresti Health are partnering to improve patient care, support physicians, and reduce avoidable hospitalizations associated with dementia. The Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, accountable care organization learned about Ceresti through its patients, who came to doctors' appointments gushing about Ceresti's tech-enabled dementia-care program.
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Why Speed Matters in Dementia Care Partnerships
When caregivers ask for help, timing matters. Dementia doesn’t pause, and delayed support increases stress, uncertainty and avoidable crises. Home care agencies, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and other GUIDE participants need scalable, agile models that reach families quickly, regardless of geography or volume. Immediate guidance and coaching build caregiver confidence, improve outcomes and reduce strain on care teams. Because in dementia care, timeliness matters.
GUIDE Is Here.
CMS’s GUIDE Model makes dementia a Medicare priority, forcing ACO leaders to manage accountability and impacts from external care models they don’t control— waiting is not neutral.
Answering the Call: Ceresti Showed Up for One Caregiver When She Needed Help Most
Caregiver Catherine Talkington found essential support through Ceresti Health after years of struggling alone with her husband's dementia. Ceresti's care coaches and personalized education provided her with the tools and validation she needed – all she had to do was pick up the phone.
Rethinking Dementia Care: Why Caregivers Hold the Key
Ceresti Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Mach celebrates caregivers' crucial role in dementia management. Highlighting how the healthcare system often misses early changes in the condition of someone living with dementia, Dr. Mach underscores caregivers' role in preventing small medical issues from advancing into dangerous and costly hospitalizations. In this article, Dr. Mach emphasizes how the CMS GUIDE Model now supports caregivers, recognizing their importance in improving outcomes and reducing costs. Ceresti's technology-enabled service, which includes tablets and coaches, empowers caregivers to detect subtle changes, resulting in significant reductions in medical costs and hospitalizations. Read more of his take about how family caregivers are vital for transforming dementia care.
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Ceresti Health and PacificSource to Activate Family Caregivers, Improve Outcomes for Medicare Members living with Dementia
Ceresti Health announced today it has deployed its proven dementia care program to family caregivers of PacificSource Medicare Advantage and DSNP (Dual Eligible Special Need Plan) members living with dementia. By increasing the knowledge, skills and confidence of family caregivers, Ceresti’s program aims to reduce avoidable and often-harmful member hospitalizations.
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What is Hidden in Your Claims Data: The Invisible Cost of Dementia
When looking at medical costs, dementia is the second most costly condition for people 65 and older. If that information surprises you, you’re not alone. Leaders of Medicare Advantage health plans and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) tell me that – until recently – they did not realize that dementia is a cost multiplier, a major driver of avoidable hospitalizations and an exacerbator of chronic health conditions. Why is the cost impact of dementia often not recognized?
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Medicare Advantage and Value-based Care Veteran Christopher Ciano Joins Ceresti Health as Board Chair
Leading tech-enabled dementia care provider Ceresti Health is proud to announce that respected healthcare industry leader Christopher Ciano will head its Board of Directors. As Board Chair, Mr. Ciano brings formidable experience in growing healthcare businesses, including specific expertise in Medicare Advantage, value-based care and caregiving.