Graduation Semester and Year
Spring 2025
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Debra Hurd
Second Advisor
Yungfei Kao
Abstract
Introduction: The lack of education and use of the Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning Services (CACPS) visit creates a gap in care for Medicare patients over the age of 65 with cognitive impairment.
Methods: Recommendations were created from a robust collection of graded, evidence-based literature. The recommendations were presented to a set of stakeholders who rated each recommendation on a Likert scale from 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent).
Results: The twelve stakeholders agreed with the recommendations to support the education and use of the CACPS visit for Medicare patients 65 and older.
Conclusion: This guideline promotes provider education to investigate initial signs of cognitive impairment patients and their families to improve patient outcomes. An increase in use of the CACPS visits is a necessity with the growing population of patients over the age of 65.
Keywords
cognitive assessment, advanced care planning, 65 +, older adults, and primary care
Disciplines
Geriatric Nursing
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Koonce, Katherine J., "Guideline on the Education and Use of the Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning Services Visit for Patients 65 and Older with Cognitive Impairment" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects. 94.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/nursing_dnpprojects/94