The Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will be held virtually on March 17-19, 2026.  The Summit offers a vital opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in dementia care and caregiving research, as well as to address the persistent and emerging needs of people living with dementia, their care partners, and the communities and health systems that support them. The 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will cover: Economic impacts of dementia Ind

In collaboration with the NEXT STEPs Network  and the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative , the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Real World Data Scholars Program .   The 1-year mentored training program is designed to build practical skills and professional networks for postdoctoral fellows, advanced

MassAITC is hosting the Digital Frontiers in Frailty: Opportunities for Early Detection and Clinical Action Workshop. The free workshop will be held on January 23rd, 2026 at the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst in Newton, MA and aims to bring together technologists (engineers, computer scientists, academic researchers, start-up founders) and clinicians (geriatricians, neurologists primary care providers) to redefine how we measure, assess, and provide time appropriate care f

WASHINGTON—NOVEMBER 18, 2025— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a new $2 million Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Competition to support the 1 in 4 Americans  serving as caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities.   This initiative through HHS’ Administration for Community Living (ACL) recognizes the millions of caregivers who support aging relatives and loved ones with disabilities. Their compassion and commitment for

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Career Development Award (CDA) Program . These CDAs support the development of MD, PhD, or equivalent researchers who seek careers conducting embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners.   This mechanism will fund

Thursday, November 20, 2025 |  12:00 – 1:00 pm ET The Robert L. Kane Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging, Dementia, and Long-Term Care will nurture scholars with strong substantive expertise and interests in long-term care, healthcare systems and delivery, prevention and management of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs), intervention design and development, systems innovation, health equity, and quality of care and quality of life among older adults and their fam

Thursday, November 20, 2025 |  12:00 – 1:00 pm ET Richard W. Grant, MD MPH Dr. Grant is a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California and The Permanente Medical Group regional director of Research and Evaluation for Complex Needs. Dr. Grant is a board-certified primary care physician. He received his medical degree from University of California, San Francisco, completed his medical residency training at Massachusett

Friday, November 7, 2025 |  8:45-9:45 AM CT Twenty-five years ago, collaborative care for late life depression and similar care models for dementia were considered “comprehensive” because they integrated primary care, specialty care, mental health care, and family caregivers within a medical model. While demonstrating improved outcomes in many patients, these models were not originally designed or resourced to meet the large reservoir of unmet social needs among older adults.

CADIO is now accepting applications for the January session of their Introduction to MOST   Training , featuring a new schedule where participants will meet Thursday–Friday (1/8–1/9)  and Monday–Tuesday (1/12–1/13) , from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.   Led by expert faculty -  Dr. Linda Collins, Dr. Jillian Strayhorn, and Dr. Kelly Rulison - this training is a discussion-based, synchronous course on intervention optimization that will be held online via Zoom  using a “flipped

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Im bedded P ragmatic A lzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) C linical T rials (IMPACT)  Collaboratory  has launched a Request for Applications  for the 2025 Demonstration Projects Grants Program . The IMPACT Collaboratory  will fund up to two Demonstration Projects, each providing up to $800,000 in total direct costs over a 24-month period. The awards will support full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded Pragmatic

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET The State Alzheimer's Research Support (StARS) Center is excited to host a webinar featuring the Long-Term Care Data Cooperative, a project that is assembling electronic health record data from assisted living and skilled nursing facilities who voluntarily join. The data cooperative’s goal is to provide data that will help evaluate policy changes, care practices, and other interventions. When linked with CMS claims data, the dat

The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce a Request for Applications for the 2025 Pilot Grants Program. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) was established in 2019 to build the nation’s capacity to conduct  embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs)  of non-pharmacological interventions within health care systems to improve t