Anyone think this will really help caregivers?

Interesting information. Thanks for posting. I wonder if this will catch on.

"It seems the doctors and services will profit but nothing is said about helping with hands on care. "

And probably ample opportunities for yet more Medicare fraud.

Maybe a subtle step towards the "hospital at home" movement? (I THINK that was posted here, but it might have been another site. If it wasn't here, here's an article that explains it. https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/hospital-at-home-a-movement-whose-time-has-come )

Now if the family gets trained, what about any caregivers they might hire? Could they do what the family does, or will they be limited by their credentials/licensure?

I like the idea of getting training to help in caring. I don't like doctors being paid to be the middle man. Meaning outsourcing the service. I also wonder, if doctors will be given enough money to do the traing in their offices. This may mean hiring a person to do this.

It seems the doctors and services will profit but nothing is said about helping with hands on care. I hired, out of Moms money, a woman just to bathe my Mom. That helped so much. It would be nice instead of giving the doctors that money, you pay for the Caregiver to have an aide few hours a week for some time for themselves.

If there is no oversight, I see this being taken advantage of. Doctors really not doing much but putting in for payment. And, if done on their premises not all Caregivers can take that time away unless they can get someone to fill in for them.

Why not just expand "in home services" with the Caregiver in mind. Give the agency more money so the can hire more people to do this service free to the Caregiver. That takes the doctors out of the picture.

Yes, yes it will. I've added a bit more to this with the web address below. It's pretty specific about how the government is approaching dementia care. This is a seven or eight year roll out. It's not going to happen right away. But, at least it seems someone has heard the cries in the wilderness of dementia caregivers and how much they need help.

https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/guide


A lot of information at the site. A lot of thought went into this. To me, compared with the utter lack of help in this region we're in, this is a huge improvement.