Culturally and linguistically appropriate home visit intervention for underserved dementia family caregivers: Preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial

Family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) suffer from stress and negative health outcomes related to round‐the‐clock caregiving responsibilities. Often caregivers lack awareness of community resources. Community Health Workers (CHW) have proven effective in educating families and can implement interventions that aim to reduce the impact of stress on their health. To alleviate caregiver burden among dementia family caregivers, this study has CHWs’ visit family caregivers’ homes offering education, stress reduction, and compassionate support/listening.