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  • Dementia care presents a significant public health challenge, with over 6 million Americans affected in 2020, projected to reach 14 million by 2060.
  • Individuals with dementia incur substantially higher annual care costs and experience fragmented care, including high emergency department use and hospitalization rates.
  • Gaps in dementia care workforce training and high turnover rates may contribute to suboptimal care quality and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the lack of understanding regarding the dementia care workforce's composition, training, and impact on care quality.
  • To establish a comprehensive data infrastructure through the National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS) for analyzing dementia care provider characteristics.
  • To equip researchers with novel tools to investigate the links between workforce attributes, care processes, and outcomes for people with dementia.

Main Methods:

  • The National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS) will employ a series of comprehensive annual surveys of dementia care providers across diverse settings.
  • The study is grounded in a conceptual framework drawing from the Donabedian and Quality Health Outcomes models to guide data collection and analysis.
  • Novel survey data will be integrated with other data sources to create a robust infrastructure for studying dementia care.

Main Results:

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Conclusions:

  • The NDWS aims to generate critical insights into dementia care workforce dynamics, identify key training needs, and assess factors influencing care quality.
  • Findings will inform the development of strategies to enhance dementia care policy, bolster workforce capacity, and improve clinical practice.
  • Establishing this new data infrastructure is crucial for advancing research and improving the quality of care for the growing population of individuals with dementia.