Incredibly gratifying as papers using @ndws.bsky.social data begin to be published, including this one hot-off-the-presses at Health Affairs #healthpolicy #medsky www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Dementia Care Patterns In The US Vary By Clinician Type: Evidence From A National Workforce Study, 2024–25 | Health Affairs Journal

The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) is increasing. Amid specialist shortages and growing reliance on advanced practice providers, high-quality dementia care across clini...

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ICYMI: All NDWS Wave 2 survey data are available now for free, including Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files. Learn how to access W2 data at www.ndws.org. You can also access updated User Guides with data collection results, sampling information and example code for weighted analysis.

Congratulations to the researchers awarded NDWS Cycle 3 pilot grants! Five innovative studies were chosen from 70 applicants nationwide and will use NDWS survey data to address critical gaps in dementia workforce research. See the projects: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants/pilot-grant-awardees

New data: The Community Clinician W1 Final Public Use File (PUF) is available now through NACDA. For the CC survey, NDWS continued data collection from the W1 sample, recruiting over 1,800 more respondents. Nursing Home and Assisted Living PUFs are coming soon. ndws.org

It has been an exciting summer for @ndws.bsky.social, as the first papers using NDWS data (from last year's Wave 1 data release) are now getting published! cc @joannespetz.bsky.social #medsky #healthpolicy

Data alert: Researchers can now request Wave 2 Restricted Use Survey Files for all NDWS surveys, including a limited dataset from the Home Care survey. W2 Nursing Home and Assisted Living surveys feature a larger sample size of new respondents and the first staff follow-ups. www.ndws.org

Researchers: Two new data sources are now available for linking with NDWS survey data by geography: a dataset of policies/programs that affect the supply of direct care workers; and estimates of the prevalence of people living with Alzheimer’s dementia. See the full list: www.ndws.org

ICYMI: Researchers can now access Wave 2 Restricted Use Survey Files for the Community Clinician, Nursing Home, and Assisted Living surveys. Wave 2 NH and AL surveys feature a larger sample size of new respondents and the first staff follow-ups. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/how-to-access-data

We hope to see you at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting this weekend in Seattle! Visit our booth in the exhibit hall to learn more about our just released Wave 2 survey data. #ARM2026

New data alert: Wave 2 NDWS Restricted Use Survey Files for the Community Clinician, Nursing Home, and Assisted Living surveys are now available. Wave 2 NH and AL surveys feature a larger sample size of new participants and the first staff follow-ups. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/how-to-access-data

ICYMI: We need your help to expand our surveys for Wave 4! Share your ideas for community-based clinicians by June 10. We are focused on dementia care delivery in rural settings, palliative and end-of-life care, and use of telehealth. Submit questions at www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys.

We are again inviting input from researchers to expand our surveys. Share your ideas now for Wave 4, with focus on dementia care delivery in rural settings, palliative and end-of-life care, and use of telehealth in dementia care. Submit questions by June 10 at www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys.

Our Wave 3 surveys are in the field and you can now read the questionnaires on our website. Wave 3 includes new respondents, follow-up surveys with some Wave 1 and 2 respondents, and for the first time, qualitative interviews with a subset of respondents. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys

Thank you to our Cycle 1 pilot awardees for presenting their research at our first NDWS Annual Research Meeting last week. This could be you! We are still accepting applications for Cycle 3 pilot funding for innovative research using NDWS data. Apply by April 27 at www.ndws.org/pilot-grants.

ICYMI: Funding alert! We are still accepting proposals for pilot grants for innovative studies using NDWS data. Both small awards (up to $50,000 direct costs) and large awards (up to $100,000 direct costs) are available. Apply by April 27: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants

Researchers: You still have time to apply for pilot funding to support projects using NDWS survey data to answer questions about the paid dementia care workforce. Both small and large awards available! Learn more and read about previously funded projects at www.ndws.org.

Wave 2 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce, including both new respondents and follow-up surveys, are coming in early summer. Researchers can use survey data and linked data for free. AND, you could receive pilot funding for your project! Apply by April 27. www.ndws.org

ICYMI: There are many ways for researchers to use NDWS survey data and linked data sources to understand the dementia care workforce. And, you can receive a pilot grant to do so! Apply by April 27 for small or large awards. www.ndws.org/pilot-grants

Funding alert! We are now accepting proposals for Cycle 3 pilot grants to support researchers using NDWS data. For this cycle, both small awards (up to $50,000 direct costs) and large awards (up to $100,000 direct costs) are available. Apply by April 27: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants

In addition to surveys of the paid dementia care workforce, NDWS conducts follow-up surveys with some previous respondents to learn if they are still in their job and why. Follow-up respondent data will be included in Wave 2 data released early this summer.

Did you know that we award annual pilot grants to support researchers using NDWS data to answer critical questions about the paid dementia care workforce? Applications for another round of funding will open in March. In the meantime, read about the 11 previously funded projects at www.ndws.org.

Researchers: Are you ready to start working with NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and other linked data sources? Visit www.ndws.org to learn more about the three tiers of data available for FREE, including Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: Only 14% of clinicians said they considered prescription of anti-amyloid therapies a high priority. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: 62% of assisted living staff said they were assigned to care for the same residents on most weeks they work. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlight of the week: 47% of nursing home staff said they had worked for their current employer for 1 year or less. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at www.ndws.org.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlights: Clinicians reported average visit lengths of 39 minutes for new patients with cognitive impairment and 35 minutes for patients without cognitive impairment. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the data at www.ndws.org.

Connect with us this week at the @geronsociety.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston! Stop by our booth during exhibit hall hours Nov. 12 to 15 to learn more about using our free Wave 1 survey data. Our PIs will also be available at the booth from 2-3 p.m. Thursday and 1-2 p.m. on Friday.

NDWS Wave 1 survey highlights: Only 26% of clinicians said they are very confident diagnosing dementia in patients 65 and older. 46% reported they are somewhat confident. See more Wave 1 Survey Fast Facts, and learn how to access the full dataset for free at ndws.org.

The NDWS Cycle 2 pilot grant recipients have kicked off their projects using Wave 1 survey data. Read more about their studies to get inspiration for ways that you could use free NDWS data in your work: www.ndws.org/pilot-grants/pilot-grant-awardees

The 4,699 respondents of the NDWS Wave 1 survey of community clinicians represent a national sample of nearly 500,000 clinicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries with dementia. Wave 1 data from all NDWS surveys are available for researchers to use for free. Learn more: www.ndws.org