Organizational Characteristics of Senior Centers and Engagement in Dementia-Friendly Communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) are systematic and collaborative efforts to make local communities more supportive and inclusive of persons living with dementia and their care partners. This study explores how the organizational characteristics of senior centers influence their engagement in DFCs.

Research design and methods

We used a partially mixed, concurrent, equal status design, drawing on qualitative interviews with staff from 13 senior centers leading DFC initiatives as part of a statewide dementia-friendly network in Massachusetts, as well as quantitative data from 342 senior centers collected as part of a statewide survey.

Results

The qualitative results demonstrated ways in which human, social, tangible, and programmatic capita

SUBMITTER: Scher CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10374275 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature