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Fostering Positive Care Interactions in Assisted Living

Status: Recruiting

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Intervention Type: Behavioral

Study Type: Interventional

Study Phase: Not Applicable

SUMMARY

The purpose of this study is to improve the quality of staff-resident care interactions particularly among residents living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD ) by testing the Fostering Positive Care Interactions in Assisted Living (FPCI-AL) intervention. This study will be a critical first step in determining the sample size needed to test the efficacy of a practical approach to improving the quality of care interactions for assisted living residents living with ADRD, ultimately enhancing behavioral outcomes such as decreasing behavioral symptoms of distress, reducing resistiveness to care, and optimizing engagement in care tasks.

Eligibility

Participation Requirements

Sex: All

Minimum Age: 55

Healthy Volunteers: f

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• 55 years of age or older

• currently residing in a participating community

• Evidence of ADRD based on a score ≤20 on the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination

Locations

United States

Maryland

Lorien Harmony Hall

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Columbia

Caraway Assisted Living

RECRUITING

Elkton

Lorien Taneytown

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Taneytown

Contact Information

Primary

Rachel McPherson, PhD, MA

rachelmcpherson@umaryland.edu

410-706-3689

Time Frame

Start Date: 2026-02-05

Estimated Completion Date: 2028-08-31

Participants

Target number of participants: 100

Treatments

Experimental: FPCI-AL

The FPCI-AL is implemented using a research facilitator working with a community-based champion and stakeholder group to provide the following four-steps: (1) assessments of the environment and policy to facilitate positive interactions; (2) educating staff on fostering positive interactions; (3) establishing individualized positive care interaction approaches for residents and incorporating them into resident service plans; and (4) providing ongoing mentoring, motivating, and role modeling for staff to reinforce positive care interactions.

Active_comparator: Education Only (EO)

Communities randomized to education only will receive the same education as provided in FPCI-AL step two via an established PowerPoint. Delivery format will match community preferences (e.g., online or in-person) for pragmatic reasons and to facilitate the education process.

Related Therapeutic Areas

Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia

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