THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA WORKFORCE STUDY - ABSTRACT: OVERALL THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA WORKFORCE STUDY (NDWS) WILL BE LAUNCHED BY A NATIONAL TEAM OF EXPERTS IN CLINICAL CARE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, SURVEY RESEARCH, AND HEALTH WORKFORCE RESEARCH. THE GOAL OF THE NDWS DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO ALLOW RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO ASK AND ANSWER SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS TO HELP BUILD THE WORKFORCE OF CLINICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL CARE PROVIDERS REQUIRED BY THE GROWING POPULATION OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN THE U.S. THE CORE OF NDWS WILL BE FOUR SURVEYS THAT REFLECT KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEMENTIA CARE WORKFORCE IN THE U.S.: COMMUNITY CLINICIANS, NURSING HOME STAFF, HOME CARE STAFF, AND ASSISTED LIVING STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THESE SURVEYS, THE NDWS TEAM WILL DEVELOP A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES THAT CAN BE LINKED WITH THE SURVEYS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL OF THE SURVEYS. THE NDWS TEAM INCLUDES THE COUNTRY’S LEADING DEMENTIA CARE, WORKFORCE, AN

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THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA WORKFORCE STUDY - ABSTRACT: OVERALL THE NATIONAL DEMENTIA WORKFORCE STUDY (NDWS) WILL BE LAUNCHED BY A NATIONAL TEAM OF EXPERTS IN CLINICAL CARE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, SURVEY RESEARCH, AND HEALTH WORKFORCE RESEARCH. THE GOAL OF THE NDWS DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO ALLOW RESEARCHERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO ASK AND ANSWER SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS TO HELP BUILD THE WORKFORCE OF CLINICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL CARE PROVIDERS REQUIRED BY THE GROWING POPULATION OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN THE U.S. THE CORE OF NDWS WILL BE FOUR SURVEYS THAT REFLECT KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEMENTIA CARE WORKFORCE IN THE U.S.: COMMUNITY CLINICIANS, NURSING HOME STAFF, HOME CARE STAFF, AND ASSISTED LIVING STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THESE SURVEYS, THE NDWS TEAM WILL DEVELOP A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES THAT CAN BE LINKED WITH THE SURVEYS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL OF THE SURVEYS. THE NDWS TEAM INCLUDES THE COUNTRY’S LEADING DEMENTIA CARE, WORKFORCE, AN