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Tennessee program funds regional dementia navigators, launches 'Memory Lane' toolkit
Summary
The Department of Disability and Aging outlined plans under a three-year ADPI grant to place regional dementia navigators, distribute a 'Memory Lane' caregiver toolkit and offer certification training, with evaluation by the University of Tennessee and collaboration with the Department of Health.
Kita Cole, nutrition director and dementia service coordinator for the newly formed Department of Disability and Aging, outlined a three‑year Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grant the department received in September 2023 to expand dementia supports across Tennessee. "It is a 3 year grant and the main goal of the grant is to make Tennessee a more dementia capable and dementia friendly state," Cole said.
The grant will fund a small network of regional "dementia navigators" who will act as frontline community connectors to assess families and guide them to resources even when a formal medical diagnosis is not yet available. Cole said Lynn Drew will pilot the navigator role in the Upper…
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