This project will compare two training models of an evidence-based online dementia care training program for direct care staff in assisted living to a waitlist control: 1) essentiALZ training and 2) essentiALZ training + Project ECHO. It will examine the extent to which each model is implemented and achieves its intended outcomes to improve staff knowledge and attitudes, change care practices, and improve the wellbeing of staff, residents, and residents' family members. Results will inform next steps in dementia care training for the assisted living (AL) and broader long-term care workforce. To examine these outcomes, data will be collected from AL staff and families over the course of 6 months. Staff will complete questionnaires and participate in interviews (as applicable) at baseline, post-training, 3-months, and 6-months. Families will participate in interviews at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months.
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Change in Score Over Time of Sense of Competence in Dementia Care (SCIDS)
Timeframe: Participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention and 6 additional months after the intervention ends, an expected average of 8 months
Change in Score Over Time of Staff Experience of Working with Residents with Dementia Questionnaire - Care Organization, Satisfactory Contact with the Patient, and Satisfaction with the Expectations of Others Subscales (SEWDRQ)
Timeframe: Participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention and 6 additional months after the intervention ends, an expected average of 8 months
Change in Score Over Time of Dementia Attitude Scale - Short Form (DAS-6)
Timeframe: Participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention and 6 additional months after the intervention ends, an expected average of 8 months