State Alzheimer's Support Center (StARS)
Partnership Core - The State Alzheimer's Research Support Center (StARS)
This program helps state teams use local data and form partnerships to create pilot projects that improve care and access for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Minnesota NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Minneapolis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11189613 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient's point of view, StARS works with state health programs, caregiver groups, and other local partners to find problems in dementia care and plan fixes. The team will spend a year in each state gathering information by surveys, interviews, and document review, then hold an in-person partnership meeting to set priorities. In the second year they will help turn those priorities into one or more pilot projects and support ongoing virtual check-ins until proposals are submitted. Over four years, eight states will get this two-year partnership-and-pilot support to strengthen care coordination and transitions.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants include people living with Alzheimer's, family caregivers, and local health or social-service representatives in the selected partner states who can take part in surveys, interviews, and local meetings.
Not a fit: People who live outside the eight selected partner states or who are not affected by dementia may not see direct benefits from this specific center activity.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lead to better care coordination, easier care transitions, and improved access to services for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.
How similar studies have performed: Previous state-level partnership and engagement efforts have helped improve dementia care coordination, and this project applies those engagement methods to new pilot projects.
Where this research is happening
Minneapolis, United States
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fazio, Sam — University of Minnesota
- Study coordinator: Fazio, Sam
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 below.