Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Register for the webinar
Join the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) for their upcoming webinar, “Dementia-Specific Respite Care in Action: Innovative Programs and Sustainable Pathways.”
The Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) is funded by ACL and administered by the Alzheimer’s Association to pilot innovative dementia-specific respite programs. The programs are designed to expand access to high-quality, person-centered respite care for people living with dementia and their caregivers. CDRI awards grants to support home and community-based service programs that advance innovation, accessibility, and sustainability in respite services. This webinar will provide a brief overview of CDRI’s funding approach, program structure, and impact to date, followed by presentations from two funded providers highlighting their respite models.
The Care Collective in Boise, Idaho, will discuss its CDRI-funded program, which is leveraging a volunteer-driven, community-based approach to delivering group respite in a faith-based setting. Participants benefit from live music, movement, and creative activities, as well as intergenerational visits. The University of Central Arkansas will discuss its Interprofessional Therapeutic Activity Program (I-TAP), which delivers programming through structured activity sessions focused on physical activity, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement. By integrating physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and exercise science students into these dementia specific sessions, I-TAP pairs person-centered respite for families with essential, supervised clinical training for students.
Presenters
- Isabella Marini, MBA, Senior Associate Director, CDRI, Alzheimer's Association
- Kerry Jordan, PhD, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Central Arkansas
- Rev. Irene Laudeman, PhD, Pastor for Spiritual Formation, Cathedral of the Rockies Boise FUMC
NADRC webinars are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Webinars are recorded and posted on the NADRC website. Live events and recordings include closed captioning. If you have questions, please email NADRC-Webinars@rti.org.
Funded by ACL, NADRC provides support to ACL and its grantees to implement evidence-based interventions and innovative practices that empower and assist caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.