8OCT
Inside the GUIDE Model: What Families and Professionals Should Know - A Dementia Friendly PA Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Register here.
Brief Description of Webinar: What is GUIDE? The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model is a voluntary, nationwide model that tests the impact of providing Medicare coverage for care coordination and management for people living with dementia, along with education, support, and respite services for qualifying caregivers.
What You’ll Learn:
- The story behind the GUIDE Model: why it was created and how it’s changing dementia care
- How GUIDE supports both people living with dementia and the people who care for them
- What GUIDE offers in terms of benefits, resources, and support available through the program
Presenter(s): - Kyra O’Brien, MD, MSHP, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical Director, Penn Medicine GUIDE Program, University of Pennsylvania
- Meg Kalafsky, MHCI, Associate Director of Social Programs, GUIDE Program Manager, The Penn Memory Center
- Rachel Marx, LCSW, GUIDE Social Worker, The Penn Memory Center
