Legal And Financial Planning Support Tool for LGBTQIA+ Caregivers

Researchers from Indiana University in collaboration with a small business, CareVirtue, recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study whether a personalized legal and financial planning platform for family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is useful. They are currently looking for family caregivers who identify as sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) to participate in this research study.

The study asks you to use CareVirtue Planner, a financial and legal planning platform that provides financial and legal planning education and support to family caregivers of people living with dementia on your laptop or desktop computer for 3 months, and to answer questions about your experience using CareVirtue Planner during and after your time using the platform. If you agree to participate, you will be compensated up to $150 and will be able to use CareVirtue Planner without cost for one year. At the end of one year, you will be able to opt into the paid version of CareVirtue.

To be eligible, participants must:

Be a self-identified primary caregiver status for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias
Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (i.e., LGBTQ+)
Have access to the internet and access to a laptop or desktop computer
Be over the age of 18

If you are interested in participating or to learn more, please contact the study team, led by Dr. Nicole Werner at werneriu@iu.edu. Your email will not obligate you to take part in the research study. Your participation is completely voluntary, and you can change your mind at any time. Thank you for your consideration.