News and Events

Apply for Cycle 1 Pilot Grants by Nov. 1

August 19, 2024

NDWS is now accepting applications for Cycle 1 pilot grants for high-impact research studies that propose innovative uses of Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the professional dementia care workforce and linked data sources.
Submit ideas for Wave 2 survey questions by Sept. 16

August 13, 2024

NDWS is seeking input from subject matter experts for new questionnaire content to be included in 2025 data collection. Submit your ideas by 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16.
Wave 1 questionnaires now posted

August 12, 2024

Wave 1 survey questionnaires and crosswalks are now available to view. Surveys will go into the field in August.
New $81M NIH grant to help U.S. answer urgent need for better dementia care

May 01, 2024

In an Oct. 3, 2023 news release by the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation at the University of Michigan, the National Dementia Workforce Study was introduced.
Maust and Spetz discuss the dementia care workforce and need for NDWS on Minding Memory podcast

May 01, 2024

In a Feb. 12, 2024 episode of Minding Memory, a podcast in the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, NDWS Co-PI Joanne Spetz talked to Co-PI Donovan Maust and his podcast co-host about who makes up the professional dementia care workforce, and how they play a critical role in the delivery of services.