A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM-APPROACH TO MANAGING ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience a range of symptoms that may overwhelm the patients, their families, and the people responsible for their care. With today's drive to reduce health care costs, any p lan for managing these patients must produce maximum effectiveness at the lowest possible cost. A multidisciplinary team potentially offers both effective and efficient dementia care by eliminating duplicative or ineffective services and maintaining the optimum health of the pati ent and family.