Heather L. Menne

Supporting Independent Living: Examining the Prevalence and Loneliness of People Living Alone With Dementia

Heather L. Menne, Katelyn J. Singer, Ian Matt Nelson

Objectives This study examined the prevalence of living alone with dementia and loneliness incidence in older adults. Design We analyzed cross-sectional data from two U.S. national studies (Health and Retirement Study [HRS] and the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants [NSOAAP]). …

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Kott Gerontology Scholars Program Evaluation

Heather L. Menne, Bailee Brekke, Jennifer M. Kinney, Lisa Peters-Beumer

Abstract The Kott Gerontology Scholars Program (KGSP) has provided internship scholarships to promising advanced degree graduate students interested in the aging field who are attending Chicagoland area universities for 20 years. The KGSP encourages and fosters interdisciplinary cohorts of graduate students to …

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Attendance and Perceived Need for Caregiver Support Services: Implications for Emotional Wellbeing

Tochukwu Jonathan Okolie, Heather L. Menne

This study explores the differences in emotional well-being associated with: attending caregiver support services and the perceived need for caregiver support services. Emotional well-being was about higher among those who attended support groups compared to those who have not, and emotional well-being …

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Book Review: Substance Use in Older Adults WalaszekA. (Ed.). (2024). Substance Use in Older Adults. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 356pp. $62.00(pbk), $62.00 (e-book). ISBN 978-1-61537-507-3; 978-1-61537-508-0.

Bailee Brekke, Heather L. Menne

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Impact of adult day service on long-term care placement: A scoping review

Kingsley Udeh, Heather L. Menne

Cognitive decline and dementia account for the highest number of cognitive disabilities, functional limitations, chronic healthcare conditions, and long-term care needs among older adults aged 65 and older in the US. The optimization of public health policies and advances made from gerontological …

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“Anybody who has a heart is going to think that it’s a good idea”: Pre-Implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction

Katherine Harris Abbott, Molly Noble, Amy Kotterman, Heather L. Menne et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this paper is to describe the pre-implementation process utilized to identify potential substantive barriers and facilitators to implementing the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) across 9 nursing home communities prior to recruitment for an embedded pragmatic …

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Research Studies Using Data From the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP): A Scoping Review

Tochukwu Jonathan Okolie, Heather L. Menne

The National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP) is collected for programs funded by Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA; i.e., case management, congregate meals, home-delivered meals, homemaker, transportation, and family caregiver support). This scoping review mapped extant peer-reviewed …

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What happens behind closed doors? Investigating care practices in nursing home and assisted living memory care units

Amy Elliot, John R. Bowblis, Ian Matt Nelson, Heather L. Menne

In the United States, long-term care providers, such as nursing homes and assisted living communities, are meeting consumer demand through housing and care options designed to support the growing population of people living with dementia. One approach to providing dementia care is …

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Bridging the Care Gap for People Living Alone With Dementia

Heather L. Menne, Katelyn J. Singer, Emerson H McSparran, Ian Matt Nelson

Federal policies and programs recognize that people living with dementia often experience an increasing need for care and support, and much of this care and support comes from family members who typically live with the person living with dementia (CMS, 2023). But …

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Quality of life outcome measures in original studies of dementia interventions: policy and practice implications

Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Nicole Batsch, Heather L. Menne, Katherine Sun et autres

Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of the influence nonpharmacological interventions have on the well-being of persons living with dementia and their family care partners. In the realm of home- and community-based services (HCBS), various measures are employed to assess …

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REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMENTIA CAREGIVING PROGRAMS: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PROGRAM INITIATIVE RESULTS

Heather L. Menne, Erin Long

Abstract Since 1992 grants from the Administration on Aging have supported community services for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Beginning in 2014, grantees began addressing specific gaps in community-based care and services. Papers presented in this symposium highlight examples of …

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE WITH DEMENTIA

Yoon Chung Kim, MICHAEL J. LEPORE, Kate Gordon, Lirisha Tuladhar et autres

Abstract Approximately a quarter of older adults with dementia or cognitive impairment live alone in the US. To address the needs of people living alone with dementia (PLAWD), the Administration for Community Living requires PLAWD-focused services in its Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative …

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