It’s time for a HUGE announcement! Oakwood Creative Care kicked off the new year with a ground-breaking accomplishment! As of January, our Mesa Dementia Hub Clinic officially became licensed through the Arizona Department Of Health as Arizona’s first-ever dementia care clinic!
After years of observing common obstacles that people face when providing care for a loved one with memory impairment, Oakwood Creative Care founded The Dementia Hub Clinic to create a central source for dementia support in Arizona. Here, you’ll find Memory Cafes, support groups, engagement activities, resources, connections, and educational opportunities. Today, The Dementia Hub helps families pave a path that begins with a loved one’s diagnosis and continues along their entire journey with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia…preserving a meaningful life with their loved ones and celebrating each moment of joy along the way.
The Dementia Care Clinic Is Licensed… Now What?
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Now that the Dementia Care Clinic is licensed through the state, OCC is now able to bill the Hub’s services through Medicare and Medicaid.
Because of this, we can now creatively offer an untraditional service of support, education, resource navigation, and coaching through a payor source. In return, OCC can continue efforts in reducing the burden on families and giving them every opportunity to have the support they need to be successful in caring for their loved ones!
Next up, OCC is seeking opportunities to expand these programs through various additional payor options. Our goal is that, by the Fall of 2025, OCC will have an array of customizable options for family support that are flexible, convenient, and billable with our team of clinical experts!
This Is Just The Beginning…
“OCC is committed to blazing a new trail of innovative home and community-based options to help families care for their loved ones in their homes for as long as possible. For the last three years, OCC has been working to lay a strong foundation for creating something that hasn’t been done in Arizona yet. We have seen a tremendous response to these programs and services, and we cannot wait to take the next step. This is just the beginning of how we can create a community of support to help people live their remaining years with joy!”
— Sherri Friend, Oakwood Creative Care President & CEO
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Come See The Dementia Care Clinic!
Did You Know?
Oakwood Creative Care is bringing back the JOY in aging! We believe a diagnosis should not have to define your life. Instead, we have devoted our mission to reigniting hope for caregivers and older adults with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other age-related challenges. Click the button below to learn more about how we do this through our research-based, cutting-edge, creative care model found at each of our Day Clubs.