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The Alzheimer's Project of Kennebec Valley — a National Model:

The Alzheimer's Project of Kennebec Valley — a National Model: Patient Care The Alzheimer's Project of a National Kennebec Valley Model Irving B. Faunce and Meg Gorman Brunette An artist's rendering of the Boarding Care which will be completed in the spring of 1987. Facility, 8 A multi-faceted experiment vide limited short-term relief to afflicted. Although more than the state's overburdened board- of Alzheimer's vic- half Maine's The State of Maine has taken a ing and nursing homes. It also of- tims may be institutionalized, bold step to help its Alzheimer's fers hope that diagnostic and of there is no reliable estimate disease population by supporting caregiving skills can be improved how many of them have been care experi- a comprehensive centralized education diagnosed, or what portion are through ment they believe will have na- and training. The Community receiving specialized treatment. tional implicatons. A new 30-bed Resource Center is a key element Perhaps the most comprehen- boarding- and respite-care facility in that it contains mechanisms sive data regarding Maine's for individuals afflicted with Alz- for disseminating information heimer's disease is currently statewide; a variety of training, In Maine, one in ten under and will open outreach, and technical construction individuals receiving in 1987. Centrally be made, the spring http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Alzheimer's Care and Related Disorders SAGE

The Alzheimer's Project of Kennebec Valley — a National Model:

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Patient Care The Alzheimer's Project of a National Kennebec Valley Model Irving B. Faunce and Meg Gorman Brunette An artist's rendering of the Boarding Care which will be completed in the spring of 1987. Facility, 8 A multi-faceted experiment vide limited short-term relief to afflicted. Although more than the state's overburdened board- of Alzheimer's vic- half Maine's The State of Maine has taken a ing and nursing homes. It also of- tims may be institutionalized, bold step to help its Alzheimer's fers hope that diagnostic and of there is no reliable estimate disease population by supporting caregiving skills can be improved how many of them have been care experi- a comprehensive centralized education diagnosed, or what portion are through ment they believe will have na- and training. The Community receiving specialized treatment. tional implicatons. A new 30-bed Resource Center is a key element Perhaps the most comprehen- boarding- and respite-care facility in that it contains mechanisms sive data regarding Maine's for individuals afflicted with Alz- for disseminating information heimer's disease is currently statewide; a variety of training, In Maine, one in ten under and will open outreach, and technical construction individuals receiving in 1987. Centrally be made, the spring

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American Journal of Alzheimer's Care and Related Disorders – SAGE

Published: Sep 4, 2016

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