Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Six million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), a major health-care cost driver. We evaluated the cost effectiveness of non-pharmacologic interventions that reduce nursing home admissions for people living with AD/ADRD.
METHODS
We used a person-level microsimulation to model the hazard ratios (HR) on nursing home admission for four evidence-based interventions compared to usual care: Maximizing Independence at Home (MIND), NYU Caregiver (NYU); Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC); and Adult Day Service Plus (ADS Plus). We evaluated societal costs, quality-adjusted life years and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios.
RESULTS
All four interventions cost less and are more effective (i.e., cost savings) than usual care from a societal perspective. Results did not materially change in 1-way, 2-way, structural, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.
CONCLUSION
Dementia-care interventions that reduce nursing home admissions save societal costs compared to usual care. Policies should incentivize providers and health systems to implement non-pharmacologic interventions.
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Laura T. Pizzi,
Peter Shewmaker,
Fernando Alarid‐Escudero,
Gary Epstein‐Lubow,
Katherine M. Prioli,
Joseph E. Gaugler,
Laura N. Gitlin | September 14, 2023