This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Amanda Overstreet about the new pilot Medicare program (GUIDE) that offers dementia care navigation services for eligible individuals and their caregivers. Dr. Overstreet is a geriatrician and Interim Medical Director of Geriatrics at MUSC.
TRANSCRIPT:
Conner: I’m Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio with Health Focus here at the radio studio for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. It’s estimated that 11.5% of individuals over 65 years of age in South Carolina are living with dementia. Doctor Amanda Overstreet is here to talk about the new, pilot Medicare program called GUIDE, that offers dementia care navigation services for those who are eligible. Doctor Overstreet is a geriatrician and she’s Interim Medical Director for Geriatrics at MUSC. Doctor Overstreet, I know you’re the Medical Director for the GUIDE program at MUSC. So, tell us about this relatively new support program for Medicare that’s available nationwide to eligible patients with dementia and their caregivers…