Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (PITCH): An Australian Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Dementia Training Program for Home Care Workers.
Briony DowSteven SavvasChrista DangFrances BatchelorColleen DoyleClaudia CooperGill LivingstonErica WiseEsther TanAnita PanayiotouSue MaltaPhilip ClarkeJason BurtonLee-Fay LowSamantha M Loi Franzcp PhD MbbsAnne FairhallMeg PolacsekConstantine LyketsosSamuel SchererDavid AmesLidia EngelAnita M Y GohPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2024)
Given the majority of care for people living with dementia is provided at home by family carers supported by HCWs, it is essential that HCWs receive training that improves their skills in dementia care. This study is an important step towards better care at home for people living with dementia.