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      Integrating community services into primary care: improving the quality of dementia care.

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          The purpose of this study was to describe the impact associated with a unique partnership between the Alzheimer's Society (AS) and primary care-based memory clinics, and in particular to describe the impact on access to community-based services, the role of the AS in these clinics and to identify key lessons learned in partnership formation. PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: A total of 35 memory clinic healthcare providers and nine AS representatives completed a survey assessing the impacts of this partnership, and 25 memory clinic members and 11 AS representatives were interviewed regarding the implementation and outcomes of this partnership. The number of referrals to the AS from the participating primary care settings in the 6 months prior to and following the formation of this partnership were collected.

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          Journal
          Neurodegener Dis Manag
          Neurodegenerative disease management
          Future Medicine Ltd
          1758-2032
          1758-2024
          2014
          : 4
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, 10B Victoria Street South, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1C5, Canada. lee.linda.lw@gmail.com.
          Article
          10.2217/nmt.13.72
          24640975
          b137b3d9-0cf0-4e9b-ab68-c5a4f133293b
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