This toolkit was developed by the Care Planning Team of the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All other Dementias (Council). Its goal is to facilitate the development of person-centered dementia care plans that support living well with dementia. Its target audience is the wide range of individuals involved in effective dementia care planning. These individuals include people living with dementia, dementia care partners, families, community-based service providers, and health care providers. It was developed to help readers understand:
- the importance and benefits of person-centered dementia care planning;
- the unique characteristics of dementia that necessitate person-centered care plans; and
- what dementia care planning involves and includes.
In addition to guidance on dementia care planning, this toolkit provides examples of dementia care plans, and a section called “Dementia Care Planning Resources,” featuring links to helpful materials and tools, including those developed by the Council’s teams.