The mission of the COPE-lab (Caregiver Outcomes, Projects and Education) is to recognize and support the role of dementia family caregivers as vital members of the health care team. With the expanding responsibilities of caregivers, there remains a significant lack of measurement tools for clinicians to evaluate caregiver well-being. There is a growing need for health care systems need to learn new ways to identify family caregivers in the medical record and provide billable mental health services to caregivers of individuals with cognitive impairment.
The COPE-lab is dedicated to systems transformation by applying person-centered principles to support caregivers and providing tools and resources for health care professionals to apply in their own settings.
