CarePRO Virtual Plus is a research project designed to assist individuals caring for someone with memory loss by providing education and skill-training sessions designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future.
CarePRO-LTC was developed to address the ongoing needs for family and friends caring for individuals with dementia (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias – ADRD) who have been placed in long-term care facilities. 42% of residents in assisted living communities have Alzheimer’s or other dementias, and 61% of nursing home residents have moderate or severe cognitive impairment. Furthermore, by age 80, 75% of people with Alzheimer’s dementia are admitted to a nursing home, compared with only 4% of the general population. The caregiving role and its related stress and distress does not necessarily disappear after the placement of a loved one with ADRD in long-term care.
EPIC II (Early-Stage Partners in Care) is a research project designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners by providing early-stage related education and skill-training sessions designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future. Researchers will gather feedback from individuals about their experience to continue to improve programs for early-stage memory loss.
The I-CARE2 Study is testing the effectiveness of a mobile, telehealth supported caregiver intervention aimed at providing support and training to caregivers to better manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
The Learning Skills Together study is a Zoom-delivered complex care training for family caregivers to persons living with dementia.
PodCaring is a virtual study of the potential use of listening to the Dementia Untangled Podcast as an intervention to decrease anger, burden, depression and loneliness and increase confidence for caregivers. Dementia Untangled is a podcast developed by Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in 2021. Offering expert guidance and support for the millions of people living with dementia and their care partners, this award-winning podcast focuses on innovative ideas, practical strategies, and proven methods in an approachable, conversational format.
Do you or your partner live with dementia? University of Michigan researchers want to learn about how daily experiences and sleep patterns influence well-being and brain health!
SLEEPMATE aims to find out whether a tailored cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia intervention can improve sleep for both persons living with cognitive changes and their caregivers. Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent in these pairs, and they increase the risks for many psychological and cognitive health issues for both persons. This research will help to determine if the behavioral intervention plan provided is practical and useful for pairs experiencing sleep problems.
The Couples Lived Experience Study is interested in the changes in the characteristics of relationships between members of couples over several years’ time, some, but not all of whom may be affected by decline in cognitive function.