Trained Attendants for Dementia Home Care: a survey by Dementia Care Notes

Survey introduction and understanding caregiver context

Trained attendants are often mentioned as a critical element in home care of dementia patients. This survey collects data on "wish lists" and "problems" related to trained attendants.

The survey has five questions. We use the first couple of questions to understand your caregiving context (no personal data is required), and then collect your data and suggestions on what trained attendants should know, and the problems faced, etc.

The data gathered through this survey will be a valuable input for designing material for training attendants and for helping family caregivers manage attendants better.

A "trained attendant", for the purpose of this survey, is a person (male or female) employed by a family for home care of a dementia patient, and supposedly trained for providing such care.

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* 1. What is/ has been your involvement in dementia caregiving? Tick as many as applicable.

Family caregiver

Friend/ colleague/ relative

Counsellor/ social worker/ Doctor

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which sort of trained attendants have you used (if any) to support home care for dementia? Tick as many as applicable.

Full-time, live-in trained attendant

Day shift trained attendant

Night shift trained attendant

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* 3. Which tasks (or categories of tasks) do you expect the trained attendant to do?

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* 4. What problems have you faced with the work of your attendant?

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* 5. Which caregiving tasks do you find particularly difficult to do without a trained attendant?

Thank you for your time. If you remember any other point later, please feel free to come back and take this survey again. In case you want to contact us, e-mail: dementiacarenotes@gmail.com