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The majority of older adults prefer to remain in their homes and communities as they age. For persons living with dementia and their care partners, there are both individual needs and community infrastructures that can help them age in place. The Committee on Population (CPOP) and Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS) will convene a three-day virtual workshop that will discuss the state of knowledge and identify conceptual approaches to guide research on aging in place for people living with dementia in the United States. The workshop will emphasize community- and neighborhood-level factors that enable aging in place.
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Workshop
·2024
Although much research has been conducted on community-level factors related to the risk of dementia in general, less is known about the factors that affect the ability of older adults with dementia to age in place successfully. Additional research could lead to a better understanding of the data an...
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A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and execute a two-day virtual public workshop that will bring together an interdisciplinary group of experts to discuss aging in place for people living with dementia in the United States. The workshop, which will draw on lessons and evidence from domestic and international research, will:
- Identify current research and future research needs on individual-level, structural, and environmental factors that should be considered in the development of programs supporting aging in place for people living with dementia.
- Discuss research approaches and needs to support aging in place of persons living with dementia (and their caregivers) from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds and in different geographic contexts.
- Discuss components of existing conceptual models and measurements that can inform conceptual approaches for research on aging in place for people living with dementia.
After the workshop, a proceeding of a workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Staff
Malay Majmundar
Lead
Michael Siri
Lead
