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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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