KAER-ID Project

The NTG collaborated with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to produce its first disability companion to the GSA's KAER Toolkit, Addressing Brain Health in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities: A Companion to the KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Providers.

The KAER-ID Companion expands the original KAER Tool Kit to focus on intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The new companion on intellectual disability and dementia, was launched in draft form at the GSA's 2023 Conference in Tampa, Florida and released in January 2024.  The new companion specifically focuses on issues relevant to intellectual disability and dementia, providing guidance for health workers, support personnel, and caregivers. It includes specific information, paralleling that of the main Toolkit, on screening, assessment, and diagnosing dementia, resources for clinicians and caregivers, and information on brain health and risk reduction.

GSA is undertaking efforts to have the companion accompanied by various media products, such as webinars, podcasts, trainings, and an infographic, designed to make the Companion's information more readily available to a broader audience.

The NTG is using the KAER-ID Companion as an integral part of the Changing Thinking! intellectual disability training program for Dementia Care Navigators in the CMS's GUIDE Model implementation.

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To download a copy of the KAER Toolkit - Addressing Brain Health in Adults
With Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities: A Companion
to the KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Providers.