Carlsbad, CALIF. and Phoenix, Ariz. (Dec. 11,20204) – Ceresti Health announced today it has partnered with Arizona-based REACH accountable care organization (ACO) Commonwealth Primary Care ACO (Commonwealth) to improve patient care, unburden physicians and reduce avoidable patient costs associated with dementia.

Ceresti has enrolled thousands of Medicare patients in its caregiver-enabled dementia program. Independently validated clinical study results confirm Ceresti reduces medical costs by more than 30% within the first year. Ceresti’s program is optimized to reduce costly and harmful hospitalizations while bolstering the knowledge, skills and confidence of their family caregivers and reducing physician workload.

Ceresti’s turnkey solution improves the care of people with dementia and offers physicians a no-risk shared savings model from a population that has limited engagement in traditional clinical programs.

“We are excited to partner with Commonwealth Primary Care ACO and its providers to enroll patients living with dementia into our proven technology-enabled program,” said Dirk Soenksen, CEO of Ceresti Health. “Our model includes personalized health education, access to resources and care navigator coaching that supports and activates the caregiver to become an essential member in the patient’s care team.”

The partnership between Commonwealth and Ceresti comes at a time when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is calling for increased access to support for people with dementia and their caregivers through the new CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model. As a GUIDE participant selected by CMS, Ceresti will offer Commonwealth patients access to a no-cost, evidence-based, dementia program that has been purpose-built for ACOs because it unlocks thousands of dollars in shared savings per patient, with zero out-of-pocket fees. 

Dementia is growing faster in Arizona than any other state. With more than 257,000 family caregivers already supporting loved ones, primary care physicians (PCPs) throughout the state are under pressure to meet the growing need for meaningful dementia care.

“Ceresti offers a solution to improve care and lower costs while lightening the workload for our primary care physicians who care for patients with dementia,” said Lance Donkerbrook, CEO of Commonwealth. “Commonwealth ACO is thrilled to be an early adopter and help demonstrate the benefits of Ceresti and the GUIDE program in conjunction with our REACH ACO.”

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About Ceresti Health

Ceresti Health is a tech-enabled dementia care provider with a differentiated model of care that activates family caregivers to improve outcomes and significantly reduce the high and largely hidden healthcare costs associated with dementia. Independently validated clinical studies found that Ceresti reduced avoidable hospitalizations by more than 50%. Ceresti has been selected to participate in the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center. The goal of the GUIDE Model is to increase access to much-needed support for people living with dementia and their caregivers. To learn more about Ceresti Health, visit www.ceresti.com. 

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About Commonwealth Primary Care ACO, LLC 

Based in Phoenix, AZ, Commonwealth Primary Care ACO is one of the nation’s few primary-care founded, owned, operated and governed Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Commonwealth operates as a management entity organizing the independent primary care physicians in a virtual group arrangement, as a provider of management services, and as an organizer of technology. Commonwealth exists to serve the continued success and independence of physicians, while helping manage the transition to a value and risk based in an ever changing healthcare environment. For more information, visit www.commonwealthaco.com.