Who qualifies for GUIDE?
The person with dementia qualifies when all of these are true:
- Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B), including people with a Medicare Supplement. Medicare Advantage plans are not eligible.
- A dementia diagnosis. No diagnosis yet? Our specialists can help, and they may still qualify.
- Lives at home or in assisted living, or is in short-term rehab and planning to return home. Not a long-term nursing home.
- Not receiving hospice care.
Not sure? We'll check eligibility with you on a short, free call.
Questions? Call (916) 314-8600. It's free and 100% confidential.
GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) is a Medicare program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for people with dementia who have Traditional Medicare. Enrollment is voluntary, you may leave at any time, and it does not change your Medicare coverage or your doctors. Respite is available to patients with moderate or advanced dementia who have an unpaid caregiver, up to Medicare's annual limit. Eligibility requirements apply. Not all individuals qualify. This is not medical advice.