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Dementia Caregiving Resources
Evidence-Based Support for Communities
Identifying, translating, and disseminating research findings and evidence-based public health best practices in dementia caregiving is a main goal of the PHCOE-DC. This page contains a collection of materials, tools, and best-practices that public health agencies can use to support family members, friends, and other unpaid individuals who care for people living with dementia in their communities.
Families Caring for an Aging America
Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Family Caregiving in Diverse Communities: Addressing The Needs Of Diverse Family Caregivers For Older Adults
The report highlights key findings from diverse caregivers for older adults from the DEC’s constituent communities, including racially and ethnically diverse people; American Indians and Alaska Natives; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) people. The goal of the report is to offer research and recommendations to help ensure services and supports for caregivers intentionally address health disparities and systemic barriers that diverse family caregivers for older adults face.
Caregiver Identification: Strategies for Advancing Person-Centered Dementia Care Across Settings
This expert panel will bring together healthcare and community practitioners to discuss promising practices, barriers, and opportunities for identifying, assessing and supporting family caregivers across clinical, community and public health settings.
Elevating Dementia Caregiving As A Public Health Priority
This presentation will highlight recent, John A. Hartford-funded work on the part of the National Alliance for Caregiving that addresses how and why dementia caregiving is indeed a public health concern.