$600,000 grant aimed at Alzheimer's caregiver training
The state has received a $600,000 federal grant to enhance training for Alzheimer’s disease caregivers, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) announced Tuesday.
The three-year grant will allow the Massachusetts agency to create what it terms a dementia-capable system of home and community-based services and supports. Such a system is designed to identify individuals with dementia and connect them with optimal services provided by trained staff.
The EOEA statement said that the training provided through the grant “will have an impact on quality of life for thousands living with Alzheimer’s disease across the commonwealth.”
A goal of the grant, the EOEA said, is to create a system that connects individuals with the appropriate program or service more seamlessly.
The training will aim to give counselors, information and referral specialists, care transitions coaches, and Medicaid enrollment specialists tools for effective communication with individuals with Alzheimer’s. Another objective of the training is to increase understanding among the professionals of the services available to families managing the challenges of living with dementia.
The planning phase of the project just launched. The implementation phase begins March 1, 2016, and runs through Aug. 31, 2018.
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