Did you know that we award annual pilot grants to support researchers using NDWS data to answer critical questions about the paid dementia care workforce? Applications for another round of funding will open in March. In the meantime, read about the 11 previously funded projects at www.ndws.org.

Researchers: Are you ready to start working with NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and other linked data sources? Visit www.ndws.org to learn more about the three tiers of data available for FREE, including Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: Only 14% of clinicians said they considered prescription of anti-amyloid therapies a high priority. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: 62% of assisted living staff said they were assigned to care for the same residents on most weeks they work. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: 47% of nursing home staff said they had worked for their current employer for 1 year or less. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlights: Clinicians reported average visit lengths of 39 minutes for new patients with cognitive impairment and 35 minutes for patients without cognitive impairment. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the data at www.ndws.org.

Connect with us this week at the @geronsociety.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston! Stop by our booth during exhibit hall hours Nov. 12 to 15 to learn more about using our free Wave 1 survey data. Our PIs will also be available at the booth from 2-3 p.m. Thursday and 1-2 p.m. on Friday.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlights: Only 26% of clinicians said they are very confident diagnosing dementia in patients 65 and older. 46% reported they are somewhat confident. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at ndws.org.

The NDWS Cycle 2 pilot grant recipients have kicked off their projects using Wave 1 survey data. Read more about their studies to get inspiration for ways that you could use free NDWS data in your work: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants/pilot-grant-awardees

The 4,699 respondents of the NDWS Wave 1 survey of community clinicians represent a national sample of nearly 500,000 clinicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries with dementia. Wave 1 data from all NDWS surveys are available for researchers to use for free. Learn more: www.ndws.org

Researchers: New documentation is now available to assist you in working with Wave 1 data. Updated survey questionnaires on the NDWS website identify variables masked or removed in the Public Use Files (PUFs) to safeguard respondent privacy. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys

Did you miss this week's webinar with NDWS PIs Donovan Maust and Joanne Spetz? Check out the recording on our website now to learn more about using NDWS Wave 1 data. The slides are also available. www.ndws.org/resources/video-library

ICYMI: A special collection of five articles about NDWS was recently published in @agsjournal.bsky.social. The open access papers cover survey questionnaire development, sample frame development, data collection, and more. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

ICYMI: A webinar for researchers interested in using our new FREE data resource is coming up Sept. 29. Attend the one-hour session with our PIs to learn more about Wave 1 NDWS survey data and linked data sources. Register now: www.ndws.org

Check out the NDWS Special Collection just published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. It includes five open access articles on survey questionnaire development, sample frame development, data collection, and more.

Researchers: Are you interested in using the new NDWS data resource (surveys and linked data sources)? Join us for a webinar with our PIs at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST) on Monday, Sept. 29 to learn more. Register now at www.ndws.org.

Researchers: Are you interested in using the new, free NDWS data resource (surveys and linked data sources) to answer critical questions about the paid dementia care workforce? Visit our FAQS to get started: www.ndws.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions

Congratulations to the 5 researchers nationwide awarded NDWS Cycle 2 pilot grants. These innovative studies will use NDWS survey data to address critical gaps in current dementia workforce research. Learn more: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants/pilot-grant-awardees

In addition to the previously released NDWS Wave 1 Community Clinician survey, the public use files for the Nursing Home Staff and Assisted Living Staff surveys are now available. All Wave 1 survey restricted use files are also available. Learn more: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/how-to-access-data

DYK? NDWS Wave 1 survey data of the dementia care workforce are available now and can be combined with linked data sources, such as CMS data, local health care supply characteristics, and state-level policy information. All data are free. Read our FAQs to learn more: www.ndws.org/resources/fr...

Researchers: There are 3 free ways to access new NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce. Utilize de-identified public use files, or apply to use the full restricted data on its own or linked with beneficiary-level CMS data and other sources. Get started: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

ICYMI: Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and linked data sources are available now for free. Researchers can access de-identified survey data or apply to use surveys linked to other data sources, including beneficiary-level CMS data. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

Researchers: Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and linked data sources are available now! Access de-identified surveys or apply to use survey data linked to other data sources, including beneficiary-level CMS data. All data are free. Learn more: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

ICYMI: Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and linked data sources will be released July 1. Researchers, review our data access process now to be ready to use the data for free: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/how-to-access-data

Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce is almost here (by July 1). Researchers, read about our data access process and the survey data and linkable data sources that will be available to use for free: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/how-to-access-data

Connect with us at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting this weekend in Minneapolis! Visit our booth at #ARM25 to learn more about our Wave 1 survey data and linked data coming by July 1, and how you can access it for free.

ICYMI: We want our surveys of the dementia care workforce to be as useful as possible for researchers. Submit ideas by June 4 for new or revised survey content for Wave 3 related to supporting a stable and effective workforce. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

Researchers: NDWS surveys of the dementia care workforce and free linked data sources provide a new way to study issues related to the knowledge, preparation, and retention of this vital workforce. Wave 1 data will be released by July 1. Sign up for our email list to be notified: www.ndws.org

Researchers: You still have time to help us shape our Wave 3 surveys for the dementia care workforce. Submit new questions, revisions, or ideas for a new interview component by June 4. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

ICYMI: Researchers, now is your chance to tell us what questions you want to see in our surveys of the dementia care workforce. Submit ideas for Wave 3 data collection by June 4. Suggestions can include new questions, revisions, or ideas for a new interview component. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

Researchers, we need your help. Help us make our surveys as useful as possible by submitting ideas for new survey content for Wave 3 data collection. Suggest new questions, revisions to existing ones, or ideas for a new interview component by June 4. Details: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

Thank you for applying for Cycle 2 pilot grants! Recipients will be announced in early August. While applications are now closed, NDWS survey data and linked data can be accessed for free by all researchers, not just those awarded pilots. Wave 1 data is coming by July 1.

New NDWS data will allow researchers to understand the support the dementia care workforce needs/receives. Use workforce surveys with free linked data, including CMS data to study care outcomes, local health care supply characteristics, and state-level policy info. Wave 1 data is coming by July 1.

NDWS surveys of community clinicians, nurses, and direct care workers who care for people living with dementia will help researchers understand the composition, training, and care practices of this vital workforce and why workers burnout and leave their jobs. Wave 1 data is coming soon. www.ndws.org

If you're interested in studying the clinicians and others who take care of people with #dementia in any setting, consider applying for funding from this initiative co-led by one of our members, which is collecting massive amounts of data on this topic! #memoryloss #geriatrics #neurosky

There are many innovative ways to use new NDWS survey data and linked data sources to understand the diverse dementia care workforce. And, you can receive a pilot grant to do so. Apply by April 28 for up to $100,000 in direct costs for projects using Wave 1 data. www.ndws.org/pilot-grants

Researchers: There are many ways to use NDWS survey data of the paid dementia workforce and linked data sources to characterize the support the workforce needs and receives. Wave 1 data will be released by July 1. And, you can still apply for pilot grants to support your projects! www.ndws.org

Check out this new paper from our PIs and others on what clinicians see people with dementia. This background work for NDWS shows why providing care for older Americans with dementia is so challenging - care is spread across many different specialties and settings.

There is still time to submit a proposal for NDWS Cycle 2 pilot grants. Apply by April 28 for direct costs up to $100,000 for projects using Wave 1 NDWS surveys to address critical gaps in dementia workforce research. See Cycle 1 winners and learn more at www.ndws.org/pilot-grants.

NDWS survey spotlight: The Community Clinician Survey asks clinicians caring for people with dementia about their training/experience, practice settings, patient panel, care processes, job outcomes, and demographics. Wave 1 data will be available free for researchers by July 1. Details: www.ndws.org

ICYMI: We have pilot funding available to encourage researchers to use our new survey data of the dementia care workforce and linked data. Apply by April 28 for up to $100,000 in direct costs for projects using Wave 1 data. Data will be released by July 1 and free for all researchers. www.ndws.org

We are excited to announce we are now accepting proposals for Cycle 2 pilot grants! Direct costs of up to $100,000 are available for 6 to 8 projects that propose innovative uses of Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the dementia care workforce. Apply by April 28. Learn more: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants

Researchers: Learn more about NDWS surveys of the dementia care workforce before Wave 1 data and linked data sources are released in June. Visit www.ndws.org to read the questionnaires and access a survey source crosswalk to see question sources and the surveys at a glance.

The NDWS novel data resource will be available free to researchers starting this summer. Use NDWS survey data to study the composition, training, and attitudes of the paid dementia care workforce, and linked data sources to examine how these factors impact care. Learn more: www.ndws.org

ICYMI: We recently announced the six innovative projects awarded Cycle 1 NDWS pilot grants. Visit www.ndws.org/pilot-grants to see the recipients and get inspiration for ways you can use Wave 1 data coming this summer. Applications for another round of pilot grants will open in March.

We are excited to announce the recipients of our inaugural pilot grants. The six studies will utilize Wave 1 NDWS survey data to contribute valuable insights to address critical gaps in current dementia workforce research. See the winning projects: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants/pilot-grant-awardees

Before we release Wave 1 survey data of the dementia care workforce and linked data sources this summer, we will announce our Cycle 1 pilot grant winners and open applications for Cycle 2 pilots. Researchers: sign up for our email list at www.ndws.org so you don’t miss a thing!

Researchers: NDWS surveys of the paid dementia care workforce will be valuable alone and can be linked with many data sources, including CMS data, for free. Explore the data linkages and see our FAQs for ways to use the data when it is released later this year. ndws.org

The National Dementia Workforce Study is happy to join you here! NDWS is sponsored by the NIA and conducting annual surveys of the paid dementia care workforce to create an unprecedented data resource for researchers. Follow us to learn more as we get ready to release Wave 1 data this summer.