Application for Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model now available
By Todd Bergstrom | November 22, 2023 | All members
According to a recent communication, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications for the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to support people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Note the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living webinar, “
The GUIDE Model: Emerging Opportunities for Assisted Living and Senior Housing Innovation & Collaboration in Dementia Care,” is available free to members.
The GUIDE Model will test whether providing an alternative payment methodology for participating dementia care programs to deliver a package of care management and coordination, caregiver education and support, and GUIDE Respite Services to Medicare beneficiaries with dementia and their caregivers reduces expenditures while preserving or enhancing quality of care.
Eligible participants include Medicare Part B-enrolled providers or suppliers, excluding durable medical equipment (DME) and laboratory suppliers. A GUIDE participant must meet the GUIDE Model’s care delivery requirements, but may choose to partner with other organizations, including both Medicare-enrolled providers and suppliers and non-Medicare enrolled entities, to meet these requirements.
To learn more, view the “
GUIDE Model Participant Incentives to Participate Fact Sheet” and the “
GUIDE Model Dementia Pathways Infographic.”
The
request for applications (RFA), along with the latest model announcements, can be found on the “
GUIDE Model” webpage. CMS encourages eligible applicants to initiate the application process as soon as possible to familiarize themselves with the model requirements and application process. The model will launch on July 1, 2024, and run for eight years.
The
RFA portal opened on November 15, 2023. The application deadline is
January 30, 2024, at 11:59PM ET. CMS plans to announce applicants selected to participate in Spring 2024.
For questions about the GUIDE Model, please reach out to:
GUIDEModelTeam@cms.hhs.gov.
Todd Bergstrom | Director of Research and Data Analysis |
tbergstrom@careproviders.org | 952-851-2486