Detection and differentiation of undiagnosed dementia in the emergency department: A pilot referral pathway April 21, 2025 In this publication, IMPACT funded investigators Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, Cameron Gettel, MD, and Scott Dresden, MD, MS, among others presents the outcomes of an IMPACT pilot study exploring the feasibility of emergency department (ED) clinicians screening and referring older ...

Improving quality measurement for dementia care April 15, 2025 Abstract Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD). Timely detection, quality of care, and access to services for people with ADRD remain poor. Broad acceptance and implementation of quality standards may help improve care processes, outcomes, and inequities in ADRD care. We ...

“There Should Be a Nurse on Call”: Complex Care Needs of Low-Income Older Adults in Medicaid-Supported Assisted Living April 10, 2025 The new publication describes the insights gained from a compelling new study led by Daniel David from HIGN at NYU Meyers and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, with contributions from IMPACT Career Development Awardee, Komal ...

“Anybody who has a heart is going to think that it’s a good idea”: Pre-Implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction March 22, 2025 Abstract Background and Objectives The purpose of this paper is to describe the pre-implementation process utilized to identify potential substantive barriers and facilitators to implementing the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) across 9 nursing home ...

Key informants’ perceptions of telehealth palliative care for people living with dementia in nursing homes March 19, 2025 IMPACT Pilot Grant Awardee Joan Carpenter, PhD, and team describe key informants’ perceptions of a nursing home telehealth palliative care intervention collected during a recent pilot study of an embedded pragmatic pilot clinical trial for people living with dementia. Guided ...

IMPACT Implementation Core Leader, Laura Gitlin, PHD, FGSA, FAAN, and IMPACT Pilot Grant Awardee, Helen Kales, MD are quoted in the recent New York Times article, “How to care for a loved one with dementia: 5 Expert Tips,” by Isabelle Taft. The article highlights the challenges to family members providing care for people living with dementia ...

Nonpharmacological Pain Management for People With Dementia: A Scoping Review Mapping Research Gaps From a Pragmatic Lens March 7, 2025 Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA – ScR) guidelines, researchers from IMPACT’s Implementation Core screened, collated, extracted and mapped data from eligible studies to the 9 domains of ...

An educational intervention to promote central nervous system-active deprescribing in dementia: A pilot study March 1, 2025 MPACT Pilot Grant Awardee, Donovan Maust, MD, MS, recently conducted a pilot cluster randomized trial to assess a patient nudge and education intervention aimed at reducing central nervous system (CNS)-active polypharmacy in people living with dementia (PLWD). The study tested the ...

IMPACT community members, Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, and Laura  Hanson, MD, MPH share the results of their recent pilot pragmatic trial which was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number K23NR017663 and the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation, New York. The trial ...

Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, IMPACT Patient and Caregiver Relevant Outcomes (PCRO) Core member and Assistant Professor at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, shared insights with The Washington Post about the complex relationship between sleep aids and dementia risk.  Dr. Niznik’s perspective highlights the need for careful consideration when using these medications, particularly ...