Early-Stage Partner in Care Living Alone Plus

Summary

EPICLA+ (Early-Stage Partners in Care Living Alone Plus) is a research project designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss who live alone in the community by providing early-stage related education and skill-training sessions, held via Zoom, designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future. Researchers will gather feedback from individuals about their experience to continue to improve programs for early-stage memory loss.

Eligibility

Early-stage inclusion criteria

1. Must be at least 60 years of age
2. Must be able to participate in English or Spanish
3. Must be a US resident
4. Must be able to provide consent verbally and in writing (electronically or via mail)
5. Must exhibit at least 2 of 8 changes caused by thinking and memory problems on the AD8 (a reliable and valid 8-item dementia screening tool).
6. The Early-stage individual must have a diagnosis of early-stage ADRD or have a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score:

   1. between 20-26 for those who have completed high school, or
   2. between 17-26\*, for those who have not completed high school, or
   3. 27 or higher with a confirmed diagnosis of early-stage dementia or MCI.
7. Able to participate in EPIC-LA workshops via zoom

   Exclusion Criteria:
8. Inability to participate via telephone or online video conferencing service.
9. The participant expresses feelings of not wanting to participate
10. The participant do not have enough time to attend the training,
11. The participant demonstrates lack of skills with using a computer that precludes participation
12. The participant does not have a stable internet connection to connect to the video platform
13. The participant has difficulty hearing or a visual impairment that precludes participation.

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