{"id":649868,"date":"2026-08-21T23:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649868\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:49:13","slug":"pittsburgh-dementia-caregivers-have-new-options-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649868\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Dementia caregivers have new options for support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Dementia caregivers have new options for support<\/p>\n<p>Two new programs provide support to individuals living with dementia and their caregivers: The Jewish Association on Aging&#8217;s Adult Day and a federal model called GUIDE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/news-team\/0506fa2f-65c6-4e78-8fd9-6a0d60fc54b9\" aria-label=\"Shannon Perrine profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0506fa2f-65c6-4e78-8fd9-6a0d60fc54b9_1516984437.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Shannon Perrine\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><strong class=\"css-ncbpmr\">PITTSBURGH \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Pittsburghers living with a loved one with a memory disorder have new tools to help navigate a challenging chapter of life.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">A federal program called the GUIDE Model, Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience, was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">It is designed to support Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaapgh.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jewish Association on Aging<\/a> invited Pittsburgh&#8217;s Action News Four to visit the Anathan Club Day Center. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\"> JAA staff offer new technology and new approaches for members and their caregivers.  The program costs $90 a day. Some caregivers say it is less expensive than a permanent placement. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\"> JAA also offers residential memory care when the time is right for day center members to transition.  They offer some scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s slow moving over time. But I think we&#8217;re making progress and that&#8217;s always good. But it&#8217;s a very, in terms of dementia, it&#8217;s a very difficult disease to get at because it&#8217;s not just one thing. It&#8217;s many different mechanisms going on that we need to address. So it&#8217;s going to take time. But I think we&#8217;re making steps in the right direction,&#8221;  AHN neurologist Dr. Barbara McManus said. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">McManus is with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahn.org\/services\/neuroscience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Allegheny Health Network&#8217;s Neuroscience Institute. <\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\"><strong>Here&#8217;s a deeper look at what the GUIDE program offers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"9\">\n<li>Care navigation. You get a dedicated staffer to coordinate medical appointments, manage symptoms, and connect you to resources.<\/li>\n<li>24-7 access. Round-the-clock telephone support for urgent questions and crises.<\/li>\n<li>Caregiver support and training: Formal education, support groups, and skills training to reduce burnout.<\/li>\n<li>Respite care: Financial coverage for temporary relief care. This comes with limits.<\/li>\n<li>Social needs screening: Someone will assess housing, food, and transportation needs to link you with community organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-node-id=\"10\"><strong>Not everyone qualifies for GUIDE. Here are the details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"11\">\n<li>You must have traditional Medicare Parts A and B, with Medicare as the primary payer.<\/li>\n<li>Those enrolled in Medicare Advantage, PACE, or a Special Needs Plan are not eligible.<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosis: You must have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia from a participating GUIDE clinician.<\/li>\n<li>You must live in a private home, apartment, or qualifying residential care community or assisted living.<\/li>\n<li>Residents in long-term nursing homes are not eligible for GUIDE.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re using the Medicare hospice benefit, you are also not eligible. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Dementia caregivers have new options for support Two new programs provide support to individuals living with dementia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[275],"tags":[133119,274654,48625,274660,274655,868,5960,18,274662,274664,274667,274656,274657,135,475,474,19,17,274663,274658,145,57337,206296,274659,142867,32609,274666,274665,274669,1093,2480,274661,274668],"class_list":["post-649868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-allegheny-health-network","tag-anathan-club-day-center","tag-caregiver","tag-caregiver-support","tag-centers-for-medicare","tag-dementia","tag-diagnosis","tag-eire","tag-federal-guide-model","tag-federal-program","tag-formal-education","tag-guide-model","tag-guiding-an-improved-dementia-experience","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jaa-staff","tag-jewish-association-on-aging","tag-medicare","tag-medicare-beneficiaries","tag-memory-care","tag-neuroscience-institute","tag-new-approach","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-dementia-caregiver","tag-residential-memory-care","tag-round-the-clock-telephone-support","tag-time","tag-training","tag-unpaid-caregivers","tag-urgent-question"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}