Patient and Caregiver Outcomes and Experiences With Team-Based Memory Care: A Mixed Methods Study.

Patients with dementia and their caregivers need ongoing educational and psychosocial support to manage their complex diagnosis. This mixed methods study evaluated the impact of a memory clinic with an embedded dementia navigator on the experiences and health outcomes of patients with dementia and their caregivers. At the 12-month follow-up, patients receiving memory clinic services ( = 238) had higher emergency department visits than a matched cohort with dementia ( = 938), although hospitalizations did not differ.