Benjamin Rose Institute

National Study Shows Equal Effectiveness of Different Dementia Care Delivery Models

- A large-scale clinical trial involving 2,176 dementia patients and their caregivers found no significant differences in behavioral care outcomes between health system-based, community-based, and standard caregiver approaches. - The 18-month study, conducted across four hospitals including Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, demonstrated that caregiver confidence improved similarly in both health-system and community-based approaches compared to usual care. - Research findings published in JAMA indicate that specialized healthcare systems may not provide superior behavioral symptom management compared to community-based care consultants.