Care Ecosystem: Navigating Patients and Families Through Stages of Care

This is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the benefits of a program that supports model care for persons with dementia and their family caregivers. Subjects were recruited from California, Nebraska and Iowa. Subjects determined to be eligible were consented and randomized into one of two groups. Two thirds of patients were enrolled into Navigated Care that provided them with assistance in meeting important benchmarks in their care, for example completion of legal and financial planning and strategies for minimizing caregiver burden. One third of patients were enrolled to a control group, entitled Survey of Care. Outcomes include quality of life, health care utilization, caregiver burden, satisfaction with care, caregiver depression, and caregiver self-efficacy.