ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025
Competency-based training boosts dementia knowledge and skills in home care workers.
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- Effects of the mHealth Supportive Care Program for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia and Diabetes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Building a dementia-capable workforce: Implementation and evaluation of a state-mandated dementia training program for memory care staff.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Training Programs for Dementia Care Staff and Aggression in Nursing Homes: Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Online Survey.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
- Symptoms of anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of persons with dementia: a latent profile analysis and computer-simulated network analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluating a dementia risk reduction training program for primary health care educators in Nigeria.NPJ dementia · 2026Article
- Understanding core competencies of older adult care workers from the perspectives of the employer: automated content analysis of job advertisements.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Competency-based training boosts dementia knowledge and skills in home care workers.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
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introductionThe rising prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in California's aging population necessitates a well-trained dementia care workforce.
methodsThis study evaluated a multi-week, competency-based, online training for caregivers in California's Medicaid-funded In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program. Using a quasi-experimental design, we assessed caregivers' dementia knowledge, self-efficacy, distress, depression, and care recipients' healthcare use before and after the intervention.
resultsThe training significantly improved caregivers' dementia knowledge and self-efficacy but did not reduce caregivers' distress and depression, nor decrease care recipients' emergency room visits and hospitalizations. DISCUSSION: The findings highlight the value of specialized dementia training in enhancing caregiver knowledge and skills, which could be implemented outside California. Clinical implications include bolstering caregiver well-being to improve the quality of their support of care recipients with cognitive impairment. Policy implications include expanding access to training programs and bolstering workforce development initiatives that improve caregiver and care recipient outcomes. HIGHLIGHTS: Multiweek online training improved home care workers' dementia caregiving skills. Home care workers' dementia knowledge improved significantly post-training. Self-efficacy to manage care recipients' dementia symptoms improved significantly.
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