Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) is a new Medicare program that focuses on improving the quality of life of patients living with dementia and their caregivers at no additional cost. Beginning July 1st, this 8-year initiative focuses on dementia care management to reduce strain on unpaid caregivers and enable people living with dementia to safely remain in their homes and communities.

Approximately 10% of Medicare beneficiaries have dementia and may be eligible for GUIDE. This program presents a unique opportunity to enhance patient health outcomes, alleviate financial strain, and bridge gaps in access to care, particularly in underserved areas, ensuring equitable support for all individuals affected by dementia.

Although GUIDE offers additional services for patients and caregivers, the program doesn’t affect your relationship with your patients—you’re still their primary provider.

• Comprehensive assessment
• Care planning
• Ongoing monitoring and support
• Medication reconciliation and management
• 24/7 access to a care team member or helpline with triage support
• Care coordination and transitional care management
• Referrals and coordination for services and supports
• Caregiver education and support
• Respite Services, including up to $2,500 per year covered by CMS 

By providing essential support services and promoting access to innovative treatments, like respite care to decrease caregiver burden, GUIDE aims to improve the overall quality of life for patients and caregivers alike.

Through Synapticure, ACOs and PCP practices receive access to:

• Specialized neurologists and psychiatrists within 1 week of referral
• End-to-end care coordination, from transitions of care management to connections with local resources
• Faster diagnosis from onset of symptoms, which leads to better outcomes
• interdisciplinary team to provide wraparound care and frequent touch-base with care dyad to facilitate respite care and other services
• Support with transition of care

Synapticure, partners with PCPs, ACOs, and health systems to provide Medicare Beneficiaries access to the program. Partnering with Synapticure does not impact attribution or your ability to bill for services (e.g. CCM). You remain the primary provider for patients in your network.

• To refer patients, call us at (708) 249-5450 or click here
• Eligibility requirements: Patients enrolled in Traditional Medicare (not Medicare Advantage) with a suspected or confirmed dementia diagnosis, who are living at home or in the community and are not participating in hospice or a PACE organization are eligible.