Social and Financial Costs of Millennial Dementia Caregivers is a report that explores the economic impact of the shift to millennial caregivers and the higher rate of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in minority groups. The report concludes with discussion strategies to support and advocate for millennial caregivers and their families. Slides available upon request.
Aging with Disability is an issue brief covering trending topics on the issue of aging with a disability. As a Research Assistant for Advancing States, I contributed to the publication, which informs grantmakers about their unique opportunity to play a vital role in marshaling resources to enable this population to remain fully integrated with the larger community and culture.
The National Quality Forum convened a multistakeholder committee meeting for a project titled “Prioritizing Measure Gaps: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. I provided strategy and thought leadership for the project that explored how quality and efficiency measures can improve care and outcomes for patients with dementia. Such a great project!
Published by Advancing States, the Friday Update is an email newsletter that consolidates federal level news on aging and disability policy in the U.S. I researched, gathered, and wrote the newsletter for federal, state, and local policymakers, advocates, researchers, and more. I also enhanced the email newsletter by adding social media buttons to the template.
The Home and Community-Based Services conference showcases promising practices in long-term services and supports. I produced a fact sheet on Medicaid Milestones for the conference. Medicaid assists low-income residents in paying hospital stays, doctor visits, and long-term medical, custodial care costs. Fact sheet available upon request.
During my undergraduate studies, I performed biomedical research at the City of Hope National Medical Center and National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU). I also published a study on the therapeutic interventions for dementia patients in a memory care community. NSF REU poster available upon request.
Sophie Okolo, MPH 