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Hospice of the Chesapeake Expands Dementia Caregiver Program to Charles County
Hospice of the Chesapeake, a Maryland nonprofit, is expanding its Caregiver Academy dementia education program into Charles County, Maryland, the third of four counties it serves to receive the service. The expansion, funded by a $46,270 grant from the Charles County Charitable Trust, focuses on caregiver support through support groups, virtual education, and hands-on simulation lab training. The program is open to patients enrolled in the CMS Innovation Center's GUIDE dementia care payment model as well as those not enrolled. Additional expansion components are planned but not yet announced, with full rollout targeted for 2027.
Why it mattersHospice and palliative care providers watching GUIDE model adoption can see how participants are layering caregiver training services onto the capitated payment structure to address dementia care gaps.