Comprehensive Memory Clinic
Comprehensive Memory Clinic
In partnership with the Texas Tech University Grief And Response To Illness Into Late Life (GRILL) Lab, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging, introduces the GIA Comprehensive Memory Clinic. The GIA Comprehensive Memory Clinic provides vital memory care services for persons with Dementia and family members, including comprehensive assessments, care plan, medication management, caregiver support and education.
GIA Personalized Care Services
Persons with Dementia will receive a comprehensive cognitive assessment to identify their current health status.
Persons with Dementia receive care plans that address their goals, preferences, and needs, which empowers them feel certain about next steps.
Clinician reviews and reconciles medication as needed, through care navigators who
provide tips for persons with Dementia to maintain the correct medication schedule.
GIA Clinicians provide long-term help to persons with Dementia and their family members so they can revisit their goals and needs at any time and are not left alone in the process. This will be one-on-one monthly check-ins with the Healthcare Professional.
Persons with Dementia and their family members will be connected to community-based services and supports, such as home-delivered meals and transportation.
Family members can take educational classes and beneficiaries will receive respite services, which helps relieve the challenges of caregiving duties.
Persons with Dementia and their family members meet with a Healthcare Professional to discuss and prepare for care that could be provided for you in the future.
Eligibility for CMS GUIDE Service is determined by:
• Any Dementia Diagnosis (Can be determined at first visit)
Coming in July 2025 the GIA and the GRILL Lab will introduce the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) GUIDE Program. These services will be similar to the GIA Personalizable Treatment Plan.
CMS GUIDE Program Services
Persons with Dementia and their family members receive separate assessments to identify their needs and a home visit to assess the beneficiary's safety.
Persons with Dementia receive care plans that address their goals, preferences, and needs, which helps them feel certain about next steps.
Persons with Dementia and their family members can call a member of their care team or a third-party representative using a 24/7 helpline.
Care navigators provide long-term help to persons with Dementia and their family members so they can revisit their goals and needs at any time and are not left alone in the process.
Persons with Dementia and their family members will be connected to community-based services and supports, such as home-delivered meals and transportation.
Family members can take monthly educational classes that address common questions and behavioral management, which helps relieve the challenges of caregiving duties.
Clinician reviews and reconciles medication as needed, through care navigators who provide tips for persons with Dementia to maintain the correct medication schedule.
Persons with Dementia receive timely referrals to specialists to address other health
issues, such as diabetes, and the care navigators coordinate care with the specialist.
Eligibility for CMS GUIDE Service is determined by:
• Dementia Diagnosis
• Enrolled in Medicare A & B
• Not Residing in Long Term Nursing Home
• Not Enrolled in Medicare Hospice
• Not Enrolled in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Conditions We Treat
• Dementia: Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe decline in thinking, memory, or behavior affecting ones ability to live and function with independence.
• Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. This disease causes changes
in memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms typically develop slowly and gradually
worsen over time, interfering with activities in ones daily life.
• Frontal Temporal Dementia: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FLTD) is a group of neurodegenerative conditions
in which cognitive and behavioral decline is related to changes in the brain’s frontal
and temporal regions.
• Lewy Body Dementia: Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition associated
with cognitive, psychiatric, and motor symptoms caused by abnormal protein deposits
called Lewy bodies.
• Memory Concerns: Many people experience changes in their memory as they age. If you or a loved one
have concerns about changes in memory or thinking, make an appointment with a physician
to determine the cause.
• Vascular Dementia: Vascular Dementia describes cognitive decline associated with impaired blood flow
to the brain.
• Mild Cognitive Impairment: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a clinical diagnosis used to describe persons
who have more problems with cognition (memory and other thinking abilities) than would
be expected for their age. Although these changes may adversely impact ones daily
life, persons with MCI are still able to care for themselves and live independently.
If you are experiencing life-threatening symptoms, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, severe abdominal pain, stroke symptoms, or loss of consciousness, please dial 9-1-1 or visit the nearest emergency room.
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