See attached - CARE Network (Community Alzheimer's Response & Engagement) is a three-year initiative led by ONEgeneration to strengthen dementia-capable home and community-based services for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), including adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have or are at risk of ADRD, across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The project addresses critical gaps in dementia care by expanding access to coordinated services for individuals living alone with ADRD, improving community-based support for adults with IDD and ADRD, and increasing caregiver and workforce capacity to effectively manage behavioral symptoms of dementia. The CARE Network consists of three integrated components designed to improve outcomes across the continuum of care. First, ONEgeneration will partner with Los Angeles County Adult Protective Services and Ventura County Adult Protective Services to establish a Dementia Safety & Stabilization Team, including field-based Dementia Navigators, who will provide intensive case management, care coordination, home safety assessments, caregiver support, and ongoing follow-up for individuals living alone with ADRD who are experiencing abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation, ensuring continuity of care beyond Adult Protective Services intervention. Second, ONEgeneration will expand its nationally recognized intergenerational Adult Day Care Program by creating an Early Memory Support Program for adults with early-stage dementia, and younger-onset ADRD, including adult with IDD and early onset ADRD. Participants will receive individualized therapeutic programming, cognitive stimulation, wellness monitoring, social engagement, and meaningful intergenerational experiences that promote independence and delay unnecessary institutionalization while providing respite for family caregivers. Third, ONEgeneration will establish the Dementia Caregiver Academy, delivering the evidence-based Savvy Caregiver program in partnership with Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles. The Academy will provide caregiver education, behavioral symptom management training, individualized coaching, expert consultation, support groups, and dementia education for home and community-based service providers. Resources will also be made available through an expanded ONEcaregiver Resource Center to improve access to information and ongoing support. The project will be implemented in partnership with Los Angeles County Adult Protective Services, Ventura County Adult Protective Services, Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles, regional healthcare providers, Regional Centers serving individuals with IDD, and other community-based organizations. Independent evaluation will be conducted by the RISE Collaborative, led by David Burnes, PhD, FGSA, to assess implementation, outcomes, and continuous quality improvement. Over the three-year project period, the CARE Network will improve access to dementia-capable services, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, reduce caregiver burden, improve participant safety and quality of life, increase caregiver confidence in managing dementia-related behavioral symptoms, and enhance the dementia capability of the home and community-based services workforce. The project will establish sustainable partnerships, standardized care coordination protocols, evidence-based caregiver education, and workforce training resources that will strengthen the regional dementia care system long after the grant period concludes.
