Team of Experts: CARES® Activities of Daily Living™

The CARES® Activities of Daily Living™ Online Dementia Care Training Program was funded in part by a grant from the National Institute on Aging and completed in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association and researchers from the University of Minnesota, the University of Iowa, and Duke University.

HealthCare Interactive would like to thank the many families and dementia experts for helping to educate other caregivers by agreeing to participate and be videotaped in this program. We respect the sensitive nature of this material and appreciate the support of everyone involved.

Content Experts/Advisory Board Members*

• Jan M. Dougherty, R.N., M.S., Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ
• Elizabeth Gould, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director, Quality Care Programs, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL
• Lisa Gwyther, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director, Duke Alzheimer’s Family Support Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
• Jeanne Heid-Grubman, M.A., Director, Education & Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL
• Merrie Kaas, R.N., D.N.Sc., PMHCNS-BC, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN
• Liz Larsen, M.S., O.T.R./L., Occupational Therapist, University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
• Katie Maslow, M.S.W., Scholar in Residence, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC
• Lynne Morishita, M.S.N., Geriatric Nurse Consultant, Minneapolis, MN
• Suzanne Narayan, R.N., Ph.D., Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
• Anna Ortigara, R.N., M.S., FAAN, Resource Development Director, THE GREEN HOUSE® Project
• Sara Sanders, M.S.W., Ph.D., Consultant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Research/Evaluation Team*

• Joseph Gaugler, Ph.D., Associate Professor and McKnight Presidential Fellow, University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Center on Aging, Minneapolis, MN
• Ken Hepburn, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (previously at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN)
• Merrie Kaas, R.N., D.N.Sc., PMHCNS-BC, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN
• Kay Savik, M.S., Senior Research Fellow and Statistician, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN

Development Team*

• Kathy Confer, Editor, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Anthony Graddy, Programmer, LocationQ, Nashville, TN
• John Hobday, M.A., CEO and Founder, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Beth Hoeppner, Director of Interactive Media, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Tom Schmidt, Video Producer, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Mary Steiner, Instructional Designer, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Tia Vasquez, Programmer, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Theresa Williams, Office Manager, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN

Organizations

• Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL
• Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN
• Beatitudes Campus of Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ
• Blue Earth Interactive, St. Paul, MN
• Catholic Eldercare on Main, Minneapolis, MN
• Friendly Home, Rochester, NY
• Healthy Web, Bedford, MA
• Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ
• Lenbrook HealthCare Center, Atlanta, GA
• Payne-Phalen Living At Home/Block Nurse Program, St. Paul, MN
• Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington, Bloomington, MN
• St. Anne’s Mead, Southfield, MI
• The Holmstad, a Covenant Retirement Community, Batavia, IL
• Total Longterm Care, Denver, CO

*The titles listed for individuals above reflect their positions at the time the program was developed and, as such, may not indicate current titles or affiliations.