Measuring and Improving the Quality of Community-Based Dementia Care
Aperçu du projet
There are an increasing number of people living with dementia. Improving and maintaining quality of life is rated as the highest priority for people living with dementia and their caregivers. While many factors contribute to quality of life, high quality health care is an important component of optimizing quality of life for people living with dementia. The provision of high-quality dementia care is also important to health care providers, community service providers and society more broadly. The first step towards improving quality of care for people living with dementia and their caregivers is to measure their quality of care. Our project will incorporate the perspectives of people living with dementia, their family caregivers, and individuals representing health and social services involved in dementia care to identify key measures of health care quality for people living with dementia in community settings. We will then assess the current state of dementia care in Alberta, Canada and identify factors that are associated with higher or lower scores on measures of health care quality. This information will be shared with decision makers to inform future strategies to monitor and improve dementia care both in Alberta, throughout Canada and internationally. Overall, our project will provide critical information about dementia care and help identify ways to improve care for the growing population of people impacted by dementia.
Chef d'équipe
Dallas Seitz , University of Calgary
Partenaire et Donateurs
Alzheimer's Association