Developing the 'Good Life' Model: The Recruitment and Training of 'Dementia Ambassadors' to Provide a Novel Coaching Approach for Family Caregivers

This article describes the recruitment and training of Dementia Ambassadors — health professionals and graduate students trained in family-centric and nonpharmacological approaches to support caregivers and people living with dementia. The research highlights the importance of preparing a workforce to support caregivers and presents a recruitment framework that may be useful for other community health worker studies. 

Webster MJ, et al. Developing the ‘good life’ model: The recruitment and training of ‘Dementia Ambassadors’ to provide a novel coaching approach for family caregivers. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2022;18:e062616. doi: 10.1002/alz.062616.