Dementia Care Management, Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: NIA

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PROJECT SUMMARYABSTRACT Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADand other dementias affect approximatelymillion patients in the U Sand is a leading cause of disabilityDue to and poor coordinationfamilies have no systematic plan to followleading to unnecessary hospitalizationsquicker transitions to a facilitycaregiver burnout and high cost of careWe propose to demonstrate the feasibility for commercializing a highly validatedbut resource intensivedementia specific care coordination programthe Maximizing IndependenceMINDat Home program developed at Johns Hopkins UniversityMIND at Home uses a care coordinator tomonitor and assess patient and caregiver needsand deliver strategies and interventionsThrough a randomized clinical trialthe MIND at Home intervention has shown significant benefitsincluding delayed time to transition to long term care facilityincreased patient quality of life and reduced caregiver burdenMind Halo has licensed the MIND at Home intervention and seeks to translate it into a commercial platform by addressing two challengesscalability and costCurrently MIND at Home requires in person and on site visits to assess and address changes in condition and does not efficiently leverage available health technology to provide costeffective careThrough an extensive customer discovery processwe have additionally determined that continuing care retirement communitiesCCRCsand home care organizations value and would be willing to purchase the programWe will developpilotand evaluate a web and mobile platform for professional caregiversworking at CCRCs and family membersWe willdevelop a mobile web application for professional caregivers to monitor and assess dementia patients and their family caregiversanddevelop and test a workflow tool for strategy and intervention delivery by a remotely based care support teamFinallywe willpilot and evaluate this platform for feasibility within a clinical trial run at a partner CCRCOur test of feasibility will be thedemonstration of clinical relevance and clinical benefit of the web and mobile application anddemonstration of cost effective care delivery PROJECT NARRATIVE Evidence basedscalableand cost effective care models have the potential to help dementia patients remain independent longerreduce health care costs and improve quality of lifeThe Maximizing IndependenceMINDat Home program developed by Johns Hopkins University is a highly validated but resource intensive care coordination program that has shown significant patient and caregiver benefitsMind Halo has licensed the MIND at Home intervention and proposes to developpilot and evaluate a web and mobile platform version with remote care support for professional caregivers caring for dementia patientsand family members