Implementing and sustaining dementia care coordinators across integrated care systems: a realist evaluation
The dementia care coordinator service is capable of supporting people who are pre- and post-dementia diagnosis despite the care system being under strain. This is a direct result of the bridge building work of the dementia care coordinators. Our findings support evidence-based recommendations for those wanting to implement and sustain a system-wide service and provide evidence for policy makers to consider increased funding for this service nationwide.
Authors
- Heather Gage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-9406)
- Ruth Abrams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2974-7859)
- Johanna Spiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3935-1997)
- Jill Maben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6168-0455)
- Morro Touray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1509-6194)
- Wendy Grosvenor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-7022)
Institutions
- University of Surrey (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03806-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care