DIMENSIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Abstract Dementia-friendly community (DFC) initiatives are a community-level approach to support individuals living with dementia and their care partners. DFC engage in range of activities including raising awareness about dementia, enhancing local services, advocating for inclusive public facilities spaces. There is significant variation the implementation worldwide which creates challenges both process outcomes evaluation. We used data from qualitative interviews leaders Massachusetts develop framework assess initiatives. Qualitative descriptive analysis yielded distinct dimensions such as robustness multisectoral action teams, diversity strategies outreach older adults, degree focus on coordinating care. Building tradition using radar charts evaluate initiatives, we visualized shape across various dimensions. This can help advance research, practice, policy part movement.