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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

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I don’t have access to change the levers of government. And maybe there is a need for a paradigm shift of moving away from screening for dementia versus a brain health type of approach. Eric 19:56 Okay, but I’m a primary care provider. Ana chodos, what should I be? Who should I be screening for? But I don’t.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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The idea was to create a robust community-based infrastructure that could help older adults succeed in their homes and communities, whether they were healthy, how to keep them healthy or they were at imminent risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or nursing home placements.