The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved nearly 400 organizations as testing grounds for a new model of dementia care and family caregiver support called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. As of July 1, 2024, these established businesses offer comprehensive care management and support programs for individuals diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers. Below is a list of 96 established businesses state-by-state currently participating in the GUIDE Model across the United States, including their legal business name, program name (if applicable), address, city, and website links. You can learn more about these innovative programs here.
Medicare Dementia GUIDE Participants by State:
- Arkansas (AR) GUIDE
- Arizona (AZ) GUIDE
- California (CA) GUIDE
- Colorado (CO) GUIDE
- Connecticut (CT) GUIDE
- Delaware (DE) GUIDE
- Florida (FL) GUIDE
- Georgia (GA) GUIDE
- Illinois (IL) GUIDE
- Indiana (IN) GUIDE
- Kansas (KS) GUIDE
- Kentucky (KY) GUIDE
- Louisiana (LA) GUIDE
- Massachusetts (MA) GUIDE
- Maryland (MD) GUIDE
- Michigan (MI) GUIDE
- Minnesota (MN) GUIDE
- Missouri (MO) GUIDE
- North Carolina (NC) GUIDE
- New Jersey (NJ) GUIDE
- New Mexico (NM) GUIDE
- New York (NY) GUIDE
- Ohio (OH) GUIDE
- Oklahoma (OK) GUIDE
- Pennsylvania (PA) GUIDE
- Rhode Island (RI) GUIDE
- Texas (TX) GUIDE
- Virginia (VA) GUIDE
- Washington (WA) GUIDE
Arkansas (AR) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Arkansas Palliative Care Limited Liability Company
- Doing Business As: Arkansas Palliative Care Guide Model
- Address: 14 Parkstone Circle
- City: North Little Rock
Arizona (AZ) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
- Doing Business As: Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
- Address: 901 E. Willetta St 3rd Floor
- City: Phoenix
- Legal Business Name: Oakwood Creative Care
- Address: 247 N Macdonald
- City: Mesa
- Legal Business Name: Arizona Supportive Care
- Doing Business As: Supportive Care for Dementia
- Address: 1510 East Flower Street
- City: Phoenix
California (CA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Faculty Physicians And Surgeons of LLUSM
- Doing Business As: Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group
- Address: 11175 Campus St. Room 11120
- City: Loma Linda
- Legal Business Name: UCLA Health
- Address: 10945 Le Conte Ave., Ste 1401
- City: Los Angeles
- Legal Business Name: Sherman Oaks Hospice Care
- Address: 1855 W Katella Ave
- City: Orange
- Legal Business Name: Regents of the University of California
- Address: 101 The City Drive S
- City: Orange
- Legal Business Name: County of Riverside
- Address: 26520 Cactus Ave
- City: Moreno Valley
- Legal Business Name: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
- Doing Business As: UCSF Health
- Address: 505 Parnassus Ave Box #0810
- City: San Francisco
- Legal Business Name: John Muir Physician Network
- Address: 1450 Treat Blvd.
- City: Walnut Creek
- Legal Business Name: Lynda Lopez-Freyre, FNP-C Professional Nursing Corporation
- Doing Business As: Memory Guide Solutions
- Address: 424 Beryl Cove Way
- City: Seal Beach
- Legal Business Name: Cedars Sinai
- Address: 8700 Beverly BLVD
- City: Los Angeles
- Legal Business Name: Care Dimensions LLC
- Address: 3401 W. Sunflower Ave
- City: Santa Ana
- Legal Business Name: GN Medical Associates, Inc.
- Doing Business As: Gerinet Medical Associates
- Address: 3090 Bristol St., Ste. 200
- City: Costa Mesa
- Legal Business Name: J.M. Geiss, D.O., APC
- Address: 2592 N. Santiago Blvd
- City: Orange
- Legal Business Name: Awss Zidan MD PC
- Doing Business As: CareND Neurology Group CA
- Address: 548 Market St #47606
- City: San Francisco
- Legal Business Name: SAH Telemedicine California PC
- Doing Business As: Tembo Health
- Address: 2108 N Street STE N
- City: Sacramento
Colorado (CO) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: The Holding Group, LLC
- Address: 2590 Welton Street Ste 200
- City: Denver
- Legal Business Name: University Physicians, Inc.
- Address: 13199 East Montview Blvd.
- City: Aurora
- Legal Business Name: Sangre de Cristo Hospice and Palliative Care
- Address: 1920 Valley Drive
- City: Pueblo
Connecticut (CT) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: The Connecticut Hospice, Inc.
- Doing Business As: Stand By Me
- Address: 100 Double Beach Road
- City: Branford
- Legal Business Name: University of Connecticut Health Center
- Address: PO Box 1440
- City: Hartford
Delaware (DE) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Delaware Hospice Inc
- Address: 630 Churchmans Road, Suite 200
- City: Newark
- Legal Business Name: Internal Medicine & Primary Care
- Address: 3411 Silverside Rd STE 102
- City: Wilmington
- Legal Business Name: Harmonic Medical Group of Delaware, P.A.
- Address: 108 Lakeland Ave.
- City: Dover
Florida (FL) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Pathways Clinical Partners, LLC
- Doing Business As: Pathways Health Partners
- Address: 1031 W Magnolia St
- City: Leesburg
- Legal Business Name: My Memory Care LLC
- Doing Business As: My Memory Clinic
- Address: 7000 Spyglass Ct Ste 501
- City: Viera
- Legal Business Name: Center for Comprehensive Palliative Care
- Address: 1528 SW 1st Ave.
- City: Ocala
- Legal Business Name: Cognitive Health Centers, LLC
- Doing Business As: Grey Matters
- Address: 950 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 210
- City: Sarasota
- Legal Business Name: Isaac Health Florida Professional Association
- Doing Business As: Isaac Health
- Address: 4530 S. Orange Blossom Trail #768
- City: Orlando
- Legal Business Name: The Council on Aging of Martin County
- Address: 900 SE Salerno Road
- City: Stuart
- Legal Business Name: Adam C Perry MD PA
- Doing Business As: Healthspan Partners of Southwest Florida
- Address: 1050 6th St S
- City: Naples
- Legal Business Name: Alivia Care Solutions, Inc
- Address: 4266 Sunbeam Road
- City: Jacksonville
- Legal Business Name: Stuart H. Isaacson, MD PA
- Doing Business As: Parkinson’s and Memory Disorders Center of Boca Raton
- Address: 951 NW 13th Street, Suite 5-E
- City: Boca Raton
- Legal Business Name: Miami Jewish Health Systems, Inc
- Doing Business As: Miami Jewish Health
- Address: 5200 NE 2 AVE
- City: Miami
- Legal Business Name: NEUROSCIENCE CONSULTANTS, LLP
- Address: 9960 NW 116 WAY SUITE 13
- City: Medley
Georgia (GA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: The Emory Clinic
- Address: 1365 Clifton Road NE
- City: Atlanta
Illinois (IL) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Rush University Medical Center
- Doing Business As: Rush University Internists RUSH Medical Group
- Address: 1700 W Van Buren 5th Floor
- City: Chicago
- Legal Business Name: CareND Provider Group PA
- Doing Business As: CareND Neurology Group
- Address: 3752 N Sheffield Unit 3S
- City: Chicago
- Legal Business Name: House Calls of New Mexico, LLC
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- Address: 2300 Warrenville Road, Suite 100
- City: Downers Grove
Indiana (IN) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
- Doing Business As: Aging Brain Care
- Address: 720 Eskenazi Ave.
- City: Indianapolis
- Legal Business Name: Careline LLC
- Doing Business As: Careline Health Group
- Address: 600 E Carmel Drive Suite 144
- City: Carmel
Kansas (KS) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: CareND Provider Group of Kansas PA
- Doing Business As: CareND Neurology Group KS
- Address: 12022 Blue Valley Parkway Suite 514, PMB 514
- City: Overland Park
Kentucky (KY) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Care Guide Partners Inc.
- Doing Business As: Hosparus Health
- Address: 6200 Dutchmans Lane
- City: Louisville
- Legal Business Name: University of Louisville Physicians
- Address: 300 E. Market St. Suite 400
- City: Louisville
- Legal Business Name: Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Inc.
- Doing Business As: Bluegrass Care Navigators
- Address: 1733 Harrodsburg Road
- City: Lexington
Louisiana (LA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Doing Business As: Ochsner Medical Center
- Address: 1516 Jefferson Hwy
- City: New Orleans
Massachusetts (MA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Care Dimensions, Inc.
- Address: 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B-102
- City: Danvers
- Legal Business Name: McLean Hospital Corporation
- Doing Business As: McLean Hospital
- Address: 115 Mill Street
- City: Belmont
- Legal Business Name: Circle Medical Team LLC
- Address: 95 Washington Street Ste 104-177
- City: Canton
Maryland (MD) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc
- Address: 11311 McCormick Rd, Ste 350
- City: Hunt Valley
Michigan (MI) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Avocare Health Services, Inc.
- Doing Business As: Avocare Health Services
- Address: 6 Parklane Boulevard, Suite 525
- City: Dearborn
- Legal Business Name: Reliance Community Care Partners
- Address: 2100 Raybrook Street SE
- City: Grand Rapids
- Legal Business Name: Senior Resources of West Michigan
- Address: 560 Seminole Rd
- City: Muskegon
- Legal Business Name: Careline Palliative Care PLLC
- Doing Business As: Careline Physician Services
- Address: 801 Rosehill
- City: Jackson
- Legal Business Name: Region IV Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
- Address: 2900 Lakeview Avenue
- City: St Joseph
Minnesota (MN) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Knute Nelson
- Doing Business As: KNWM
- Address: 2209 Jefferson St. Ste 201
- City: Alexandria
Missouri (MO) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: EmpowerMe Medical Group, P.C.
- Address: 1335 Strassner Dr
- City: Brentwood
North Carolina (NC) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Hospice of the Piedmont, Inc.
- Address: 1801 Westchester Drive
- City: High Point
- Legal Business Name: Lower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated
- Doing Business As: LifeCare Memory Partners
- Address: 1414 Physicians Drive
- City: Wilmington
- Legal Business Name: MemoryCare, Inc.
- Address: 100 Far Horizons Lane
- City: Asheville
- Legal Business Name: Charlotte Neuroscience Foundation
- Doing Business As: Memory & Movement Charlotte
- Address: 411 Billingsley Rd STE 103
- City: Charlotte
- Legal Business Name: AuthoraCare Collective
- Address: 2500 Summit Ave
- City: Greensboro
- Legal Business Name: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Doing Business As: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Address: Medical Center Blvd
- City: Winston Salem
- Legal Business Name: Hospice of Wake County
- Doing Business As: Transitions LifeCare
- Address: 250 Hospice Circle
- City: Raleigh
New Jersey (NJ) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: HMH Hospitals Corporation
- Doing Business As: Hackensack Memorial Health
- Address: 343 Thornall Street
- City: Edison
- Legal Business Name: Harmonic Medical Group of New Jersey, P.C.
- Doing Business As: Harmonic Health
- Address: 316 Berrhill Dr.
- City: Williamstown
New Mexico (NM) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Silver Health Care P.C.
- Address: 1600 East 32nd Street
- City: Silver City
New York (NY) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Northwell Health
- Address: 410 Lakeville Road, Suite 200
- City: New Hyde Park
- Legal Business Name: Columbia University
- Doing Business As: Columbia University Department of Neurology
- Address: 710 W. 168th St
- City: New York
- Legal Business Name: RBA Behavioral Wellness LLC
- Address: 260 Christopher Lane Ste 3F
- City: Staten Island
- Legal Business Name: Brain Health Medical P.C.
- Doing Business As: Isaac Health
- Address: 222 Broadway #2135
- City: New York
- Legal Business Name: SAH Telemedicine PC
- Doing Business As: Tembo Health
- Address: 565 Plandome Road Unit 169
- City: Manhasset
- Legal Business Name: Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center
- Doing Business As: ArchCare Dementia Care Connect
- Address: 1249 Fifth Avenue
- City: New York
- Legal Business Name: Care Neurodegenerative Medical of New York PC
- Doing Business As: CareND Neurology Group NY
- Address: 191 Utter Ave
- City: Staten Island
Ohio (OH) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: University of Toledo Physicians, LLC
- Address: 4510 Dorr St. MS 840
- City: Toledo
- Legal Business Name: Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, Ohio
- Address: 29125 Chagrin Blvd
- City: Pepper Pike
- Legal Business Name: United Church Homes, Inc.
- Address: 170 E. Center Street
- City: Marion
- Legal Business Name: Careline LLC
- Doing Business As: Careline Health Group (Ohio)
- Address: 3550 Briarfield Blvd Suite 300
- City: Maumee
Oklahoma (OK) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: OU Health Physicians, Inc
- Address: 1000 NE 13th St., Suite 1G
- City: Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania (PA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Suburban Geriatrics, Inc.
- Doing Business As: Abramson Senior Care – Suburban Geriatrics
- Address: 2901 Jolly Road
- City: Plymouth Meeting
- Legal Business Name: VNA Health System
- Address: 21 W Independence St
- City: Shamokin
- Legal Business Name: Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pennsylvania
- Address: 3315 Derry Street
- City: Harrisburg
- Legal Business Name: Medical Associates of Erie, Inc.
- Address: 1 LECOM Place
- City: Erie
Rhode Island (RI) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Brown Medicine – Geriatrics
- Address: 375 Wampanoag Trail Suite 102
- City: East Providence
Texas (TX) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
- Address: 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
- City: Fort Worth
- Legal Business Name: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Address: 8431 Fredericksburg Rd
- City: San Antonio
- Legal Business Name: Mehta Medical Group, PLLC
- Doing Business As: Wellspire Medical Group
- Address: 1702 FM 1960 Bypass Rd
- City: Humble
- Legal Business Name: Healing Hands Healthcare, LLC
- Address: 901 Indiana Ave, Ste 665
- City: Wichita Falls
Virginia (VA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Five Star Home Health Care LLC
- Address: 14900 Bogle Dr Ste 310
- City: Chantilly
- Legal Business Name: Harmony at Home Provider Services LLC
- Address: 1504 Santa Rosa Rd Suite 114
- City: Henrico
- Legal Business Name: EVMS Academic Physicians and Surgeons Health Services Foundation, Inc.
- Address: 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 500
- City: Norfolk
- Legal Business Name: Riverside Physician Services, Inc
- Doing Business As: Martha W. Goodson Center
- Address: 608 Denbigh Blvd Ste 800
- City: Newport News
Washington (WA) GUIDE
- Legal Business Name: Rippl Care PC of Washington, Inc
- Address: 2825 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 230
- City: Seattle
- Legal Business Name: Maple Valley Movement Neurology, PLLC
- Doing Business As: Maple Valley Movement Neurology
- Address: 22620 SE 216th PL, STE E
- City: Maple Valley
More Participants are Coming Soon!
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If you have a family member living with dementia and are in a state with a participating organization, click the links above to find a contact form or phone number. If any issues with links or need to submit a new link, please contact us!
For more information about the GUIDE Model or for general questions, visit CMS GUIDE Model Overview or contact 1-800-MEDICARE. If you are in crisis, the Alzheimer’s Association offers a 24/7 Helpline that you can use by calling 800.272.3900
Conclusion
The GUIDE Model represents a significant advancement in dementia care. It offers structured support and respite services for caregivers and comprehensive care management for patients. By understanding the qualification criteria and operational framework, advocates and families can better navigate the challenges of dementia care and improve the quality of life for their loved ones.