ED-LEAD: Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care

ED-LEAD: Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care

The purpose of this study is to improve the care of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their informal care partners by addressing emergency and post-emergency care through different combinations of three PLWD-care partner dyad focused interventions. The primary aims are to use coaching to help connect PLWD and their care partners with community support and services to improve transitional care, quality of care, care satisfaction and reduce future ED visits and hospitalizations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients age 66 and older
• have at least one ICD-10 visit diagnoses for Alzheimer's Disease or Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) from an inpatient or outpatient encounter within the last 3 years of the ED visit and are discharged (observation patients included)

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who are under 66 years old