Trends in the use of advance care planning and cognitive assessment and care planning service visits: Moving toward a palliative-informed approach for ambulatory care of community-dwelling persons with dementia and their caregivers

Trends in the use of advance care planning and cognitive assessment and care planning service visits: Moving toward a palliative-informed approach for ambulatory care of community-dwelling persons with dementia and their caregivers
Alzheimer's & Dementia; by Jennifer B Seaman, Yurun Cai, Dianxu Ren; 4/25
Both the advance care planning (ACP) visit and cognitive assessment and care planning service (CAACPS) visit offer palliative-oriented care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD); however, the rate of ACP visits remains low, and little has been reported regarding CAACPS visits. Furthermore, few reports describe use of either visit among Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. Discussion: Few MA beneficiaries with ADRD received ACP or CAACPS visits, and the delivery of CAACPs visits is similar to that reported for non-MA beneficiaries.