{"id":9882,"date":"2011-12-20T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T19:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=9882"},"modified":"2021-09-10T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:45:13","slug":"a-daughters-love-wright-state-graduate-judy-wyatt-funds-patient-centered-medical-home-for-people-living-with-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/12\/20\/a-daughters-love-wright-state-graduate-judy-wyatt-funds-patient-centered-medical-home-for-people-living-with-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Daughter’s Love: Wright State graduate Judy Wyatt funds Patient-Centered Medical Home for People Living with Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Larry Lawhorne, M.D., chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Wright State University\u2019s Boonshoft School of Medicine, will oversee the study of the Patient-Centered Medical Home for People Living with Dementia. Judy Wyatt is funding the study in honor of her mother, Stella, who has dementia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Judy Wyatt has always had a special bond with her mother, Stella. \u201cMy mother and I were born on the same day,\u201d Wyatt recalled. \u201cI was her birthday present.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a connection that has remained strong over the years, despite the onset of dementia. Like the 15 million other American families affected by Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia, Wyatt has witnessed the heart-wrenching progression of her mother\u2019s disease over the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love her dearly, and she needs me,\u201d said Wyatt. \u201cShe\u2019s at a point in her life where she\u2019s very confused, but we still have a relationship. We laugh together; we sing together; we have a lot of good days. I see her every day, and I feel very blessed that I can be there for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a tribute to her mother, Wyatt has funded a geriatric study of the Patient-Centered Medical Home for People Living with Dementia. Wyatt\u2019s gift honors both her mother and her alma mater\u2014Wright State.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the most important gift that I have given,\u201d said Wyatt. \u201cIt\u2019s so personal, and it will touch my life as well as others who are in similar situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Larry Lawhorne, M.D., chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Wright State University\u2019s Boonshoft School of Medicine, is spearheading the study.<\/p>\n

The pilot program will provide 30 households with easy access to both electronic health records and an interdisciplinary team for medical care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re hoping is that this model will help people stay at home longer, safer, and also help the caregiver with caregiver stress,\u201d said Lawhorne.<\/p>\n

Along with delivering quality health care to people living with dementia, Lawhorne plans to determine the costs of providing that care.<\/p>\n

Lawhorne hopes the patient centered home model will decrease trips to the emergency room and lower the number of falls and hospitalizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately,\u201d said Lawhorne, \u201cwe\u2019d like to see the person maintain their personhood as long as they can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know that Dr. Lawhorne\u2019s work is going to change lives,\u201d said Wyatt. \u201cI believe that he is doing something incredibly important and very difficult at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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