PROJECT GLORY: GOOD LIFE IN MEMORY CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT MANY ADULTS OVER AGE 65 WITH ALZHEIMER 

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_R00AG076876_075

FAIN

R00AG076876

Recipient

WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD KINGDOM WORKERS, INC

Awarding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Funding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Assistance listing (CFDA)

93.866

Total obligated

$216,975

Period

Mar 15, 2025 – Feb 29, 2028

Fiscal year

2025

Place of performance state

WI

Source file

FY2025_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

PROJECT GLORY: GOOD LIFE IN MEMORY CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT MANY ADULTS OVER AGE 65 WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) RESIDE IN NURSING HOMES (NHS) TO RECEIVE ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION AS THE DISEASES PROGRESS. YET, NUMEROUS NHS ARE STRUGGLING WITH BEST PRACTICES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE TO RESIDENTS WITH ADRD. NH ALZHEIMER’S SPECIAL CARE UNITS (ASCUS) ARE ONE POTENTIALLY PROMISING FEATURE IN SOME NHS RELATED TO BETTER RESIDENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. HOWEVER, WE ARE YET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ‘SPECIAL’ ABOUT THESE UNITS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE PROPOSAL WILL CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ENSURE THE “GOOD LIFE” AMONG RESIDENTS WITH ADRD IN A NOVEL, STRUCTURED, AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED APPROACH, ESTABLISHING THE CANDIDATE AS AN EMERGING LEADER IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH ON CARE FOR PERSONS WITH ADRD. THE DATA OBTAINED IN AIM 1 OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES FROM RESIDENTS WITH ADRD, THEIR FAMILIES, AND NURSING STAFF PROVIDERS ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARE PRACTICES AMONG THIS POPULATION. THESE FINDINGS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED “GOOD LIFE” MODEL OF NH CARE IN AIM 2 AND IMPLEMENTED AND EVALUATED IN AIM 3 IN A SMALL BUT RIGOROUS RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL. THESE AIMS ARE WELL-ALIGNED WITH NIA PRIORITIES INCLUDING CHALLENGES AND BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH CAREGIVING, MODELS OF CARE IN LONG-TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND PROMOTING HEALTH IN PERSONS WITH ADRD. COLLECTIVELY, KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL INFORM A SUBSEQUENT R01 APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A MORE DEFINITIVE EXAMINATION OF THE “GOOD LIFE” MODEL OF NH CARE. FINDINGS WILL ALSO HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH ADRD AND THEIR FAMILIES, NHS, POLICY MAKERS, AND RESEARCHERS ON HOW TO PROMOTE THE “GOOD