# How the Collaborative Arrangement with CPCLW Facilitated the Efforts of VCS Teams to Support the Wellbeing of Persons Living with Dementia and their Caregivers in their Local Alberta Communities

## TL;DR

This paper explores how a partnership helped community teams support dementia patients and caregivers in rural Alberta.

## Contribution

It highlights how collaborative arrangements can sustain community-based efforts for dementia care.

## Key findings

- Collaborative arrangements are essential for sustaining community-based dementia care efforts.
- Supporting VCS teams enhances the wellbeing of dementia patients and caregivers.
- Community partnerships improve health outcomes in rural Alberta.

## Abstract

The work of the 2020–2023 Connecting People & Community for Living Well Health Canada grant initiative focused on determining what contributes to the wellbeing of those living with dementia and their caregivers, across rural Alberta communities, as well as determining what supports the work of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) teams who seek to better support them. These VCS teams included representatives from across local health, social and community sector partners, including local collaboratives. Evaluation findings highlighted the need to support VCS teams to sustain collaborative community-based work and to build and enhance individual and community wellbeing.