Video Library

Researchers can learn how to access free NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and other linkable files, including both Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files.

Get a broad overview of the NDWS, including the NDWS surveys and plans for data collection across waves. The video also explains how to find more information on the NDWS website, including How to Access Data and Survey Questionnaires.

In the recording of this Sept. 29, 2025 webinar, NDWS MPIs Donovan Maust and Joanne Spetz give an overview of NDWS annual surveys of the dementia care workforce. They also review how researchers can access the survey data and the additional linked data sources available.

Donovan Maust and Joanne Spetz, PIs, and Laura Wagner and Sue Anne Bell, Pilot Grants Core members, lead a Q&A webinar on Oct. 1, 2024, about the Cycle 1 Pilot Grants application process. They also answer questions about NDWS survey data, data linkages, and more.

Joanne Spetz, PI and Survey Design Core Co-Lead, explains how the Wave 1 survey questionnaires were developed and details survey content domains. Watch the video or view the PowerPoint presentation.