Care communities and dementia research during the Covid-19 crisis

We know that Covid-19 has disrupted all care communities and created great hardship for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their family caregivers.

Recruitment Partners has had the pleasure of partnering with many care communities in the past to introduce research opportunities to the people they serve. This quick survey is intended to gauge your capacity to provide clients new bridges to research in the near future.

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* 1. What type of care community do you represent?

ASHA

Assisted Living

Nursing Home

Multiple Care Campus

Adult Day Service

Home Care

Support Group

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Are you currently open and providing services?

Yes

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* 3. If you are not open, are you still regularly in touch with clients?

Yes

N/A

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* 4. How interested do you think your clients would be in participating in research now or when you re-open?

Very interested

Somewhat Interested

Interested

Not very interested

Not at all interested

Very interested

Somewhat Interested

Interested

Not very interested

Not at all interested

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* 5. Please estimate the percentage of your clients who have access to a computer or device with teleconferencing capabilties.

0-20%

21-40%

41-60%

61-80%

81-100%

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* 6. Please estimate the percentage of your clients who would be comfortable using teleconferencing software (Zoom, Skype, etc.).

0-20%

21-40%

41-60%

61-80%

81-100%

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* 7. Under what conditions would you welcome a researcher to operate a satellite site at your care community?

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* 8. Recruitment Partners is conducting a related survey on research during the Covid-19 epidemic for persons with dementia and family caregivers. Would you be willing to pass on a survey link to your clients? If YES, please provide your email address.