Case management guideline: Alzheimer disease and other dementias

Case management guidelines are an integration of information obtained from research, observations, clinical experience, and judgments of expert clinicians, scientists, and clients. This guideline integrates information from multiple practice guidelines in order to guide the case manager in managing clients with Alzheimer disease and other dementias. The guideline provides direction in recognition of symptoms or triggers, risk factors, possible complications, case management outcomes, barriers to effective outcomes, goals, providers/practitioners, treatment options, location of treatment, estimated cost of treatment, psychosocial issues, life planning and long-term planning, vocational issues and teaching protocols. In addition, resource contacts and sources for major instruments used in measuring Alzheimer disease and dementia are presented.