Piloting the MIND at Home Dementia Care Navigation Program in primary care

October 28, 2025

A recent publication by Elizabeth Ciemins, PhD, MPH, MA and Quincy Samus, PhD, funded through an IMPACT Collaboratory Pilot Grant, describes the outcomes of the pilot study, which examined the feasibility and potential impact of integrating the MIND at Home program into primary care.

A total of 105 people living with dementia and their care partners were enrolled for a 3-month intervention period. Findings indicate that integrating the MIND at Home Dementia Care Navigation Program into primary care settings was feasible and helped address the unmet needs of Americans living with dementia and their care partners, with the potential to reduce hospitalizations.

Findings showed that personalized care plans combined with home-based assessments and ongoing care navigation addressed 74% of identified unmet needs and were associated with a potential reduction in hospitalizations.

The results highlight that embedding home-based assessments and care navigation into primary care may reduce unmet needs and hospitalizations, improving daily life and independence for those affected.

Access the full journal article, titled “Piloting the MIND at Home Dementia Care Navigation Program in primary care,” in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions.