Activities4Care: a digital assistive platform to boost well-being for people with dementia and their caregivers
Official title: Activites4Care: A Digital Platform to Enhance Caregiver Well-being by Providing Customized Activities that Improve Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia
Funded at Plans4care INC. · NIH-11530760 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A new digital platform will provide personalized, meaningful activities for people living with dementia to improve mood, behavior, and quality of life, with guidance for caregivers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 2 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Plans4care INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Providence, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2025 |
| Project end | April 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,190,509 |
| NIH project number | 4R44AG091857-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11530760 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias and their informal or professional caregivers who use digital devices.
✕Less likely to help
Care partners without access to digital devices or those whose care needs are non-dementia related may see limited or no direct benefit.
What this research studies
If you care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, this project will create a user-friendly app that suggests customized activities based on the person’s abilities, interests, and care setting. The team will build a clickable prototype and test whether caregivers can easily generate and follow activity plans on a computer, tablet, or phone. By translating in-person activity programs into a digital format, the platform aims to make engaging activities more accessible and sustainable in daily care. The work focuses on reducing behavioral symptoms and improving overall well-being for PLWD and support for their caregivers.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the platform could make dementia care more engaging at home or in care settings, potentially reducing stress and healthcare use.
How similar studies have gone: Previous in-person activity programs for PLWD have shown benefits; this project tests a digital translation, which is a novel extension.
Where this research is happening
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Plans4care INC.
Providence, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Koeuth, Sokha — Plans4care INC.
- Study coordinator: Koeuth, Sokha
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.