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  • Geriatrics
  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Dementia Care

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  • Growing demand for dementia care services.
  • Need for enhanced primary care capacity in managing dementia.
  • Establishment of primary care collaborative memory clinics (PCCMCs) to address these needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reflect on the significance of PCCMCs in the care system for older adults.
  • To evaluate the impact of PCCMCs on dementia care delivery.
  • To assess the effectiveness of person-centred dementia care within primary care settings.

Main Methods:

  • Review of ongoing evaluation studies on PCCMCs.
  • Analysis of data on patient access and care management within PCCMCs.
  • Qualitative reflection on the role of PCCMCs in the broader healthcare system.

Main Results:

  • PCCMCs demonstrate timelier access to dementia assessment.
  • A high proportion of patients receive person-centred dementia care within primary care.
  • Interprofessional and collaborative models strengthen primary care capacity.

Conclusions:

  • PCCMCs are significant in improving dementia care for older adults.
  • Enhancing primary care capacity can mitigate increasing service demands and wait times.
  • PCCMCs facilitate effective, person-centred dementia management in primary care settings.