UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Participants with Dementia - Men or women aged 65-99, inclusive. - Living at home in the community with one primary caregiver. - Diagnosis or probably diagnosis of dementia (confirmed by Clinical Dementia Rating Scale score of 1.0+) - If on psychotropic medication, they are at a point where dosage and treatment are stabilized for the duration of the study. - Functional sensory abilities with or without aids (hearing, vision, smell, touch, taste) - Caregiver report of challenges related to behaviors within 4 weeks of study enrollment. - Caregiver willing to participate throughout duration of study. - Contact with University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center or Kentucky Neuroscience Institute medical provider within 12 months of study recruitment. Inclusion Criteria: Caregiver for Participants with Dementia - Men or women aged 21-99, inclusive. - Willingness to participate in study and implement recommended data collection tools. - English speaking, able to read and write. - Ability to retrieve and send mail.

Participants with Dementia - Unstable medical conditions within one month prior to screening visit such as poorly controlled blood pressure, diabetes, current cancer diagnosis, or breathing problems, etc. - Wheelchair or bed bound. - Residence in skilled nursing facility or facility-based care. - Caregiver report of physically violent behaviors. - Initiation of antipsychotic medication within 4 weeks prior to screening or unpredictable use of such medications - Diagnosis of profound or total sensory altering disorders including macular degeneration, legal blindness, total deafness, severe peripheral neuropathy, anosmia. - Major depression in past 12 months (DSM-IV criteria), major mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, or recent (in past 12 months) alcohol or substance abuse. - Major infection within 4 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit. Exclusion Criteria: Caregiver for Participant with Dementia: • Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia.