July 03, 2025
Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and linkable data sources are available now.
Survey data are available from community clinicians, and nursing home and assisted living staff and administrators. The Wave 1 release does not contain data from the Home Care Staff survey.
Visit the How to Access Data page to access the Public Use Data, and see the steps for applying to use restricted data, including linkable administrative data sources such as beneficiary-level CMS data.
Additional resources are available on our website, including the Survey Questionnaires, Sample Frame documentation, details on the data linkages, and Frequently Asked Questions.