New dementia guide provides best Standards of Care from 100+ not-for-profit hospice, palliative and advanced illness organizations

New dementia guide provides best Standards of Care from 100+ not-for-profit hospice, palliative and advanced illness organizations 
PR Newswire; by National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI); 5/9/24 
The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the national voice for not-for-profit hospice care, in collaboration with Aliviado Health and the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), announces today the release of the NPHI "Dementia Care Resources Provider Guide." The new guide aims to improve the quality of life for patients with dementia, reducing hospitalizations, and easing the burden of advanced illness for families and caregivers. A dementia diagnosis poses substantial challenges for both patients and their families, impacting millions of Americans nationwide. Shockingly, the Alzheimer's Association reports that an estimated 6.7 million individuals in the U.S. currently live with dementia.