Care Practice in Cognitive Impairment in Aging
| A joint initiative of the: • Alzheimer Society of Canada • Canadian Home Care Association • Canadian Nurses Foundation • CIHR Institute of Aging • CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health • CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research • Parkinson Society Canada
1.0 Program Preamble Aging is associated with a high prevalence of cognitive impairment. It is estimated that 16% of people over 65 suffer from cognitive impairment, in addition to 8% presenting a dementia in association with degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This prevalence increases exponentially with age to 30% (cognitive impairment) and 35% (dementia), after age 85. The prevalence of 'cognitive impairment, not demented' (CIND) is more than twice as common as dementia and about half of people with CIND go on to develop dementia. After Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common forms of dementia are vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia. Stroke is a common cause of vascular dementia. Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease; 48% to 80% of people living with Parkinson's will develop dementia. It is important to note that sometimes, a person can have more than one of these conditions (i.e. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia or stroke) at the same time. These cognitive impairment conditions not only threaten the quality of life of older people, but also have an impact on their family and caregivers. As well, they represent Care Practice challenges in different clinical care settings. As the population of Canada ages, there is an increasing need to address these challenges and promote Care Practice based upon sound research and applied evidence. 2.0 Program Objectives The primary objective of the Program is to better inform nursing care practice and improve the quality of clinical care provided to the cognitively impaired older adult in various care settings, including acute care facilities, long term care institutions, and community care settings such as day programs or people's homes. It is expected that grant support under this Program will help address challenges in care practice, be they the result of evidence gaps or barriers to knowledge translation and exchange. Such investments will also increase our knowledge of how to improve the translation of research into nursing care practice. HOW TO APPLY Applications are submitted through the Alzheimer Society Canada (ASC). Click here to see the full RFA Alternatively, for full announcement and to submit application, please go to the ASC website | ||||||||||||||||
