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Research Projects
Research Projects
The Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging conducts state-of-the-art Research Projects to enhance the lives of older adults, their families and the service providers who care for them.
Our specialty areas of research are:
- Active Aging
- Diversity in Aging
- Elder Abuse
- Family Caregiving
- Long-Term and Residential Care
- Program Evaluation and Consumer Satisfaction
- Services and Interventions
Below is a list of our current and completed research projects.
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| Project Name | Funded By | Start | End | Contact | ||
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| Making Connections Thru Music: A Group Music Therapy-Based Intervention for Persons with Dementia | National Institute on Aging | 2023 | 2026 |
Silvia Orsulic-Jeras researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Development of a comprehensive online training course for volunteers, which will provide a general overview of dementia, demonstrate effective communication strategies to use with PWD, and an app containing a structured intervention protocol and toolkit, enabling volunteers to facilitate the intervention. | ||||||
| Rapid Dissemination of Evidence-based Comprehensive Dementia Care Models | The John A. Hartford Foundation | 2024 | 2025 |
David Bass researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Support the developers of the six comprehensive dementia caregiver programs participating under the National Dementia Care Collaborative in the eight-year CMS GUIDE Model study in aspects of their dissemination infrastructure, implementation materials, and training trainers. | ||||||
| Pet Assistance Linking Support: Supporting Pets, Supporting People | Community Care Corps | 2023 | 2025 |
Jess Bibbo researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Assist older adults with basic pet care by matching them with volunteers, with the aim of decreasing tasks for their caregivers, providing social support and decreasing isolation. | ||||||
| Best Practice Caregiving Phase III: Consumer Version | The John A. Hartford Foundation, RRF Foundation for Aging, Archstone Foundation | 2022 | 2024 |
David Bass researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Creation, launch, and dissemination a Consumer Version of Best Practice Caregiving, designed for use by family and friend caregivers and persons living with dementia | ||||||
| Comparative Effectiveness of Health System-Based versus Community-Based Dementia Care | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, National Institute on Aging (Subcontract from University of California Los Angeles) | 2018 | 2024 |
David Bass researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Compare the effectiveness of two proven models of care for people with dementia and their family caregivers; BRI Care Consultation™ and UCLA's Dementia Care Program. | ||||||
| Developing an Online Training on Adult Abuse for Ohio’s Mandated Reporters | Ohio State Bar Foundation | 2021 | 2024 |
Farida Ejaz researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Develop a generic online training on abuse, neglect, and exploitation for mandatory reporters of adult maltreatment in Ohio. | ||||||
| Development of a Reminiscence Therapy Online Platform with Machine Learning to Increase Engagement with People Living with Dementia | National Institute on Aging | 2020 | 2024 |
Silvia Orsulic-Jeras researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Develop a reminiscence therapy platform that generates life story products to enhance communication between persons with dementia living and staff in residential care settings. | ||||||
| Dissemination of Best Practice Caregiving: Guiding Organizations to Dementia Programs for Family Caregivers | The John A. Hartford Foundation | 2020 | 2024 |
David Bass researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Dissemination of Best Practice Caregiving to increase knowledge and adoption of evidence-based dementia caregiving programs as regular service offerings of healthcare and community-based organizations. | ||||||
| Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program | Health Resources and Services Administration (subcontract from Northeast Ohio Medical University) | 2019 | 2024 |
Jess Bibbo researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Develop a dementia-inclusive community initiative with partners across Northeast Ohio to support persons living with dementia and their family members. | ||||||
| Strengthening Training and Advocacy Capacity to Support Diverse Family Caregivers | The John A. Hartford Foundation | 2022 | 2024 |
Sara Powers researchandeducation@benrose.org |
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| Oversee the evaluation of the previously developed with Diverse Elders Coalition comprehensive cultural competency training curriculum created to educate healthcare and social service providers to better meet the needs of diverse family caregivers. | ||||||