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Optimizing Dementia Care for Medicare Populations: A Critical Strategy for ACOs
By John Mach, M.D.
Traditional complex care programs have largely failed to effectively manage dementia patients, who rarely get enrolled or are not appropriately supported once they are part of such programs. As a result, there is a growing recognition that dementia-specific care models are needed to better serve this population and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.
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Ceresti Health Selected by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) selected Ceresti to participate in a new Medicare alternative payment model designed to support people living with dementia and their caregivers, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model.
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Ceresti Health Joins Florida Association of ACOs to Enhance Dementia Care
Ceresti Health announced its partnership with the Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs) to deploy its proven dementia care program to family caregivers throughout Florida. As part of this partnership, Ceresti invites you to join them and other FLAACOs partners at the annual conference in Orlando from November 20-22.
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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.
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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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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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PacificSource and Ceresti Health Demonstrate Significant Cost Savings in Medicare Advantage Members Living with Dementia
New claims-based results from PacificSource and Ceresti Health show that Ceresti's dementia management program, delivered through Ceresti's participation in the CMS GUIDE Model, achieved a 42% reduction in medical costs and statistically significant savings of $523 per member per month for Medicare Advantage members living with dementia. The findings demonstrate that activating family caregivers as an extension of the care team can meaningfully reduce avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits in a Medicare Advantage environment under growing cost pressure.
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Griswold and Ceresti Health Partner to Expand Dementia Caregiver Support Nationwide
Griswold is partnering with Ceresti Health to expand dementia caregiver support for families across the country. Through the partnership, Ceresti's GUIDE-aligned dementia care program will connect eligible families with Griswold's nationwide network of caregivers for in-home respite and support services. Together, the organizations aim to reduce caregiver strain, improve care coordination, and help people living with dementia remain safer at home. Ceresti Health is a nationwide GUIDE Participant.
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Why Dementia Is Value-Based Care’s Most Addressable Opportunity
Dementia raises total cost of care by complicating every other condition. A caregiver-centered dementia strategy for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and ACO leaders.
Every risk-bearing organization in America is already paying for dementia. Most just have not built a strategy to manage the risk around it yet.