Bridging the diagnostic gap: Expanding dementia care navigation for timely diagnosis.

Lucille Carriere¹, Morgan Minyo², David Bass², Katherine L Possin³, Rafael Samper-Ternent⁴, Joel Salinas⁵, Nicole Deaner⁶

¹Cleveland Clinic Nevada, Bonneville Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

²Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

³University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.

⁴School of Public Health, Institute on Aging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

⁵Isaac Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA.

⁶Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Abstract

Over half of dementia cases remain undiagnosed, with persistent disparities across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Dementia care navigation (DCN) has demonstrated value in post-diagnosis settings. If implemented earlier, DCN could address diagnostic delays and care gaps. We define the diagnostic window as the period from initial symptom awareness through diagnosis and early care planning…

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