Memphis organization participates in new national dementia-care model
Meritan is one of nearly 400 organizations across the country building dementia care programs as part of The Guide Model, which The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched July 1. (Courtesy Meritan)
Meritan Inc. is a Memphis participant in the new GUIDE Model, which aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, enable them to remain in their homes and reduce strain on their caregivers.
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Meritan Dementia caregiving older adultsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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