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J James Cotter

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Collaborative community-based research and innovation.

This work describes the results and lessons learned from a community-academic partnership to research the effect of training on the capacity of rural home care aides to care for older persons with dementia. The research study increased the aides' knowledge of Alzheimer's and related disorders and, for one group, the aides' satisfaction. The authors used content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators of success of the research partnership. These factors are discussed and placed within a framework of innovation concepts.

Academic Medical Centers↗

Special care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Virginia adult care residences.

Designing supportive care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in residential care is one of the most challenging issues facing researchers, policymakers, and facility administrators. To gain a better knowledge of the types of special care offered by adult care residences (ACRs) and assisted living facilities, the results of a survey of all licensed ACRs in the state of Virginia are presented. Examined are the facilities with special care units (SCUs) and special programs (SPs), the organizational characteristics of facilities that offer special care, the characteristics of existing SCUs and SPs, and the opinions of owners/operators on the elements needed for establishing these units and programs. The discussion focuses on improvements needed within special care and the implications of the views of owners/operators about special care.

Alzheimer Disease↗