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Symposium

Social Research, Policy, and Practice

Real-World Implementation of Dementia Caregiving Programs: Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative Results

Friday, November 15, 2024
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Location: Room 602
CE: 1.5

Since 1992 grants from the Administration on Aging have supported community services for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Beginning in 2014, grantees began addressing specific gaps in community-based care and services. Papers presented in this symposium highlight examples of each gap area. First, Yoon Chung Kim addresses the gap area of serving people who live alone with dementia and the successes and challenges faced in serving this population. The next two papers present examples of improving care and services for individuals aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) with dementia or those at high risk of developing dementia. Dr. Kelli Barton discusses outcomes and lessons learned from the implementation of two dementia programs, Reducing Disability in Alzheimer's Disease (RDAD) and Care Ecosystem, with the IDD population and their care partners. Dr. Faika Zanjani highlights the progress of the ADRD risk reduction health coaching delivered to older adults living with ADRD risk factors (e.g., diabetes, hypertension). Another gap area addresses the delivery of behavior symptom management training and consultation for family caregivers. Dr. Tamara Herrick discusses the impact and sustainability of the implementation of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) Community program within primary care and geriatrics settings. Dr. Christy Nishita presents the elements and successes of Hawaii's memory care navigator model that educates, supports, and connects local families to the resources that they need. Erin Long, the Team Lead for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Programs at the Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living offers discussion comments.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the main program objectives for the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI)
  • Describe multiple examples of how the ADPI program objectives are met by community based organizations

Presentations:

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Successes and Challenges of Programs for People Who Live Alone With Dementia

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Yoon Chung Kim, MHS, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Baltimore

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Dementia Programs for Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Their Care Partners

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kelli N. Barton, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    ADRD Risk Reduction Health Coaching

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Faika Zanjani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Implementing REACH Community in an Integrated Health System: Impact and Lessons Learned

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Tamara H. Herrick, PhD (she/her/hers) – MaineHealth

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Enhancing and Sustaining the Memory Care Navigator Model in Hawaii

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christy Nishita, Ph.D. – University of Hawaii