Leadingage Inc

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERVENTION FOR LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVERS - PROJECT SUMMARY PRIOR CAREGIVING RESEARCH HAS MOSTLY FOCUSED ON GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSE CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD), NOT CONSIDERING THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVERS (LDCS). HOWEVER, FROM OUR PREVIOUSLY FUNDED R21 ON LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVING (LDC; NIA; R21- AG050018) WE KNOW THAT A LARGE PROPORTION OF LDCS HELPED CARE RECIPIENTS (CRS) WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT WHO WERE COMMUNITY-DWELLING AND THAT THESE LDCS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CAREGIVER BURDEN. HENCE, THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP PSYCHO-SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LDCS. THIS R21 APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO PAR-19-071 SEEKS TO DRAW ON THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN OUR PREVIOUS R21 STUDY TO ADAPT AN EXISTING EVIDENCE-BASED CAREGIVER INTERVENTION (COMMUNITY REACH) TO THE NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF LDCS AND TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING SUCH AN ADAPTED MODEL IN THE FIELD. FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT, THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY-BASED, REMOTELY DELIVERED PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION FOR LDCS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH AD/ADRD LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, BY ADAPTING AN EXISTING INTERVENTION DEVELOPED FOR PROXIMATE CAREGIVERS (STAGE IA) BASED ON FINDINGS FROM OUR PREVIOUS NIA FUNDED STUDY ON LDC (STAGE 0). A SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY TESTING OF SUCH AN INTERVENTION IN THE FIELD (STAGE IB). OUR LONG-TERM RESEARCH GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TESTING THE POTENTIAL OF A TECHNOLOGY-BASED, REMOTELY DELIVERED INTERVENTION FOR LDC OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AD/ADRD LIVING AT HOME. THE CURRENT APPLICATION FOCUSES ON STAGE I (BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY TESTING) AND IS THE NEXT STEP TOWARD ATTAINMENT OF OUR LONG-TERM GOAL OF TESTING THE EFFICACY OF SUCH AN INTERVENTION UTILIZING A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (STAGE II AND III – EFFICACY TESTING). THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERVENTION THROUGH ADAPTATION OF COMMUNITY REACH TO THE NEEDS OF LDCS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY CREATING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF CAREGIVING EXPERTS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO HELP INTEGRATE A SET OF SPECIFIC FINDINGS FROM OUR STAGE 0 STUDY RELATED TO THE CHALLENGES OF LDC INTO THE COMMUNITY REACH INTERVENTION PLAN. THE SAMPLE OF LDCS (N=40) FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL BE DRAWN FROM FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS WITH AD/ADRD RECEIVING NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE VIA THE ACCESS TO HOME CARE AGENCIES SERVING RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT HOME CARE AIDES CAN SUPPORT CRS IN MANAGING THE TECHNOLOGY (TABLET) USED TO CONNECT LDCS WITH CRS AND AIDES AS PART OF THE INTERVENTION. WE WILL IDENTIFY LDCS LIVING 2+ HOURS AWAY WHO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT CAREGIVER BURDEN AND INVITE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVENTION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY. THE INTERVENTION WILL BE DELIVERED REMOTELY BY STAFF OF THE FAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCE (FCA). PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL ADVANCE THE FIELD BY ADDRESSING A SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE GAP AND PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF LDC-SPECIFIC PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN HAVE A LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE WELL-BEING OF LDCS AND THE OLDER ADULTS FOR WHOM THEY CARE.

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN CONDUCT FREE SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING TO WORKERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRAINING. THIS HELPS ENSURE SAFER WORKING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL WORKERS. THE PROGRAM ADVANCES THE JOB QUALITY OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS HAZARD AWARENESS, AVOIDANCE, AND CONTROL TRAINING TO PROTECT THEM FROM ON-THE-JOB HAZARDS, AND TO INFORM WORKERS OF THEIR RIGHTS AND EMPLOYERS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) ACT. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED GRANTEES DEVELOP TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR AT RISK, HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS THAT TEACH THEM TO RECOGNIZE, AVOID, AND PREVENTS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS IN THEIR WORKPLACE AS WELL AS INFORM THEM ABOUT THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S (OSHA) WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. DELIVERABLES GRANTEES MUST TRAIN WORKERS FROM MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS AND/OR DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS ON WORKPLACE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS. PRE- AND POST-TRAINING KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT TESTS DEMONSTRATE THE INCREASE IN THE TRAINEE'S SAFETY AND HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. THE SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM INCREASES WORKERS ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING TRAINING. INTENDED BENEFICIARY THE PROGRAM IS BENEFICIAL TO BOTH THE GRANTEE ORGANIZAITON AND TO WORKERS IN HIGH-HAZARD INDUSTRIES, INDUSTRIES WITH HIGH FATALITY RATES, OR INDUSTRIES WHERE WORKFORCES HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT HAD ADEQUATE ACCESS TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING. THE TRAINING AUDIENCE BENEFITING FROM THE TRAINING INCLUDES YOUNG, TEMPORARY, MINORITY , LOW LITERACY, LIMITED-ENGLISH SPEAKING, AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED AND HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS. INCREASED WORKER SAFETY BENEFITS THE WORKER COMMUNITIES. THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS BY DEVELOPING/EXPANDING THEIR SAFETY AND HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH MOST CONTINUING TO CONDUCT TRAINING CLASSES AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT. THIS ALLOW FOR A GREATER OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED WORKERS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES NONE - GRANTEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SUBAWARD GRANT FUNDS TO OTHERS TO COMPLETE THE GRANT ACTIVITIES.

TARGETED TOPIC TRAINING - SHTG-FY-23-01

ACTIVE SHOOTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING FOR LONG-TERM CARE

FY 2020 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR LEADINGAGE KANSAS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

IMPROVING CARE TRANSITIONS FOR PERSONS RECEIVING LONG-TERM SERVICES & SUPPORTS

2008 LOCAL AREA NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE (LANE) INTERCHANGE CONFERENCE - IMPROVING

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

WORKFORCE TRAINING

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS