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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The University of Virginia and a local aging services group are teaming up to lead a pilot program to help dementia patients that officials hope will become a model for communities across the state.
The Charlottesville Daily Progress reports (http://bit.ly/1lQWbMU ) that the three-year, $1 million project is being funded by a federal grant given to the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Among other things, the program will connect newly diagnosed dementia patients and caretakers with "care managers," who will help them finds services, like adult day care or transportation.
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that the number of Virginia residents with Alzheimer's disease could grow from 130,000 to 190,000 over the next decade. Alzheimer's disease is a common type of dementia.
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