Author, year	Title	Type of source/study design (where applicable)	Geographic location	Setting	Delivery format	Population/condition	Team composition	Navigator title
Amjad et al.,32 2018	Health services utilization in older adults with dementia receiving care coordination: the MIND at Home trial	Randomized controlled trial	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	70 years and older, English-speaking, community residing in northwest Baltimore (28 postal codes), with a reliable study partner (ie, dyad); met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for dementia or cognitive disorder not otherwise specified, and had one or more unmet care needs on the Johns Hopkins Dementia Care Needs Assessment	Interdisciplinary team of nonclinical memory care coordinators linked to a registered nurse and a geriatric psychiatrist	Care coordinator
Bass et al.,59 2003	The Cleveland Alzheimer’s managed care demonstration: outcomes after 12 months of implementation	Randomized controlled trial	Cleveland, Ohio, US	Home and community	Phone	People with memory problems and people with dementia (pre-diagnosis); 55 years and older; living in the community	Lay team of care consultants and trained volunteers	Care consultant
Bass et al.,45 2013	Caregiver outcomes of Partners in Dementia Care: effect of a care coordination program for veterans with dementia and their family members and friends	Quasi-experimental study (participants were not randomized to intervention or control)	US (Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Houston, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Beaumont, Texas)	Home and community (based out of a Veterans Affairs center)	Phone, email, and mail	Veterans with dementia (aged 50 years and older) and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team of care coordinators from Veterans Affairs and Alzheimer’s Association	Care coordinator
Bass et al.,46 2014	A controlled trial of Partners in Dementia Care: veteran outcomes after six and twelve months	Randomized controlled trial	5 regions in the US	Home and community (based out of a Veterans Affairs center)	Phone, email, mail, and in person	Veterans with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team of care coordinators from Veterans Affairs and Alzheimer’s Association with administrative support	Care coordinator
Bass et al.,47 2015	Impact of the care coordination program “Partners in Dementia Care” on veterans’ hospital admissions and emergency department visits	Randomized controlled trial	US (Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Houston, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Beaumont, Texas)	Home and community	Phone, email, and mail	Veterans with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team of care coordinators from Veterans Affairs and Alzheimer’s Association	Care coordinator
Bernstein et al.,22 2019	The role of care navigators working with people with dementia and their caregivers	Qualitative exploratory study	California, Nebraska, and Iowa, US	Home and community	Phone and web-based	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their caregivers; with a diagnosis, speaking English, Spanish, or Cantonese	Interdisciplinary team of care team navigators, advanced practice clinical nurse, a social worker, and a pharmacist	Care team navigator
Bernstein et al.,39 2020	Using care navigation to address caregiver burden in dementia: a qualitative case study analysis	Qualitative exploratory study	California and Nebraska, US	Home and community (based out of urban academic health centers)	Phone and web-based	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their caregivers; with a diagnosis, speaking English, Spanish, or Cantonese	Interdisciplinary team of care team navigators, advanced practice clinical nurse, a social worker, and a pharmacist	Care team navigator
Chen et al.,55 2020	Effect of care coordination on patients with Alzheimer disease and their caregivers	Quasi-experimental study	Greenville, South Carolina, US	N/A	N/A	People with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team included care coordinator and licensed social worker	Care coordinator
Dang et al.,57 2008	Care coordination assisted by technology for multiethnic caregivers of persons with dementia: a pilot clinical demonstration project on caregiver burden and depression	Qualitative study	Miami, Florida, US	Home and community	Phone	Home-dwelling veterans over the age of 60 years, with a diagnosis of dementia or related disorders; caregivers were required to live with the veteran	Interdisciplinary team of nurse care coordinator and a support person, who also communicated with the care recipients’ providers	Care coordinator
Dementia Waikato,66 2017	Dementia navigator service	Brochure	Waikato, New Zealand	Home and community	Phone and in person	People with dementia and caregivers, residing in the Waikato District Health Board area, dementia diagnosis required, must be eligible for public health services	Interdisciplinary team of registered nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and dementia navigator	Support coordinator
Department of Veterans Affairs,67 2020	Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training (RITT) dementia care coordinator program	Information sheet	US	Home and community	Phone and email	Caregivers of veterans with dementia	Interdisciplinary team of licensed clinical social workers and volunteers	Dementia care coordinator
Fæø et al.,53 2020	The compound role of a coordinator for home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: qualitative study	Qualitative study	Norway	Home and community	Phone and in person	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their care partners, who lived at home	Clinical team of 2 specialist nurses acting as coordinators	Coordinator
Fortinsky et al.,65 2002	Helping family caregivers by linking primary care physicians with community-based dementia care services: the Alzheimer’s Service Coordination Program	Mixed methods	Cleveland, Ohio, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	People with dementia and their caregivers	N/A	Service coordinator
Galik and Stefanacci,69 2019	Improving care for patients with dementia: what to do before, during, and after a transition	Editorial	US	Home and community	N/A	People with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team	Alzheimer’s patient navigation
Galvin et al.,56 2014	Public–private partnerships improve health outcomes in individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease	Cross-sectional, non-randomized research study	Missouri, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	People with dementia and their caregivers, diagnosis required	Interdisciplinary team of New York University researchers, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Area Agencies on Aging, and local Alzheimer’s Association Chapters	Project Learn MORE (Missouri Outreach and Referral Expanded) coordinator
Goeman et al.,63 2016	Development of a model of dementia support and pathway for culturally and linguistically diverse communities using co-creation and participatory action research	Qualitative study using a co-creation and participatory action research approach	Australia	Home and community	Phone and in person	Culturally and linguistically diverse community members with cognitive impairment living in the community and their family or caregiver	Clinical team of nurses	Specialist dementia nurse
Husebo et al.,54 2020	LIVE@Home.Path—innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: study protocol for a mixed methods, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial	Study protocol	3 municipalities in Norway	Home and community	Phone and in person	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their care partners, who lived at home	Clinical team of 2 specialist nurses, acting as coordinators	Coordinator
Joels and van Pol,51 2014	How to manage follow-up patients: Dementia Navigators	Report/presentation slides	Islington borough of London, UK	Home and community	Phone and in person	People with dementia and their informal caregivers	Interdisciplinary team of a full-time team leader with clinical and managerial responsibilities and 3 dementia navigators	Dementia navigator
Judge et al.,48 2011	Partners in Dementia Care: a care coordination intervention for individuals with dementia and their family caregivers	Qualitative descriptive analysis	Huston, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts, US	Home and community	Phone	Veterans with dementia and their primary caregivers	Interdisciplinary team included the VA Dementia Care Coordinator who worked in the Veterans Affairs, and the Alzheimer’s Association Care Consultant who worked in the Alzheimer’s Association chapter	Care coordinator
Lee et al.,61 2014	Integrating community services into primary care: improving the quality of dementia care	Qualitative exploratory study	Ontario, Canada	Community (based out of primary care clinic)	In person	People with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team included a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, and pharmacist	Clinic coordinator
Liu et al.,68 2019	Patient and caregiver outcomes and experiences with team-based memory care: a mixed methods study	Mixed methods	Southeastern US	Community (based out of memory clinic)	Phone and in person	People with dementia and other memory issues and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team made up of a geriatric physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, and social worker who functioned as the dementia navigator	Dementia navigator
McAiney et al.,60 2012	‘Throwing a lifeline’: the role of First Link™ in enhancing support for individuals with dementia and their caregivers	Mixed methods	Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada	Home and community	Phone	People with dementia and their caregiver	Lay team made up of First Link Coordinator who worked with Alzheimer Society and the family	First Link coordinator
Merrilees et al.,40 2020	The Care Ecosystem: promoting self-efficacy among dementia family caregivers	Qualitative exploratory study	California, Nebraska, and Iowa, US	Home and community	Phone, email, mail, and in person	Dyads made up of people with dementia and caregivers	Interdisciplinary team made up of care team navigators, advanced practice nurse, social worker, and pharmacist	Care team navigator
Morgan et al.,49 2015	A break-even analysis for dementia care collaboration: Partners in Dementia Care	Cost analysis	US	Home and community	Phone and email	Veterans with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team made up of Veterans Health Administration Coordinator and Alzheimer’s Association coordinator	Alzheimer’s Association care coordinator
Morgan et al.,50 2019	Does care consultation affect use of VHA versus non-VHA care?	Cross-sectional research study	5 regions in the US	Home and community	Phone	Veterans with dementia and their primary caregivers	Interdisciplinary team made up of half-time Veterans Health Administration dementia care coordinator and a half-time Alzheimer’s Association care consultant	Alzheimer’s Association care coordinator
Possin et al.,41 2017	Development of an adaptive, personalized, and scalable dementia care program: early findings from the Care Ecosystem	Pragmatic randomized controlled trial	US	Home and community	Phone, email, and in person	People diagnosed with dementia of any type by any medical provider; 45 years and older; Medicare- or Medicaid-enrolled or pending; residing in California, Nebraska, or Iowa; a caregiver who may or may not reside with the patient; and fluency in English, Spanish, or Cantonese	Interdisciplinary team made up of care team navigators, dementia specialist nurse, social worker, and pharmacist	Care team navigator
Possin et al.,42 2019	Effect of collaborative dementia care via telephone and internet on quality of life, caregiver well-being, and health care use: the Care Ecosystem randomized clinical trial	Randomized controlled trial	California, Nebraska, and Iowa, US	Home and community (based out of urban academic health centers)	Phone, email, and mail	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their caregiver; diagnosis required; speaking either English, Spanish, or Cantonese, residing in Iowa, California, or Nebraska	Interdisciplinary team consisting of a care team navigator, advanced practice nurse, social worker, and pharmacist	Care team navigators
Rosa et al.,43 2019	Variations in costs of a collaborative care model for dementia	Cost analysis	California, Nebraska, and Iowa, US	Home and community (based out of urban academic health centers)	Phone, email, and in person	Dyads of persons with dementia and their caregiver; diagnosis required; speaking either English, Spanish, or Cantonese, residing in Iowa, California, or Nebraska	Interdisciplinary team consisting of a care team navigator, advanced practice clinical nurse, social worker, and pharmacist	Care team navigators
Samus et al.,33 2014	A multidimensional home-based care coordination intervention for elders with memory disorders: the Maximizing Independence at Home (MIND) pilot randomized trial	Randomized controlled trial	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Home and community	Phone, email, and in person	People with cognitive disorder, 70 years and older, English-speaking, living in the community, had a reliable study partner (dyad)	Interdisciplinary team made up of community workers (coordinators), registered nurse, and geriatric psychiatrist	Memory care coordinator
Samus et al.,34 2015	A multipronged, adaptive approach for the recruitment of diverse community-residing elders with memory impairment: The MIND at Home experience	Descriptive analysis	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	Community-residing people in northwest Baltimore (28 postal codes), 70 years and older, English-speaking, met criteria for dementia or cognitive disorder, and had a reliable study partner (dyad)	Interdisciplinary team made up of trained nonclinical community workers (ie, memory care coordinator), nurses, physicians (ie, geriatric psychiatrists), and occupational therapists	Memory care coordinator
Samus et al.,35 2017	Comprehensive home-based care coordination for vulnerable elders with dementia: Maximizing Independence at Home-Plus—study protocol	Protocol for randomized controlled trial	US	Home and community	Phone and in person	People with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary made up of geriatric psychiatrist, registered nurse, occupational therapist, memory care coordinator	Memory care coordinator
Samus et al.,36 2018	MIND at Home-streamlined: study protocol for a randomized trial of home-based care coordination for persons with dementia and their caregivers	Protocol for randomized controlled trial	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	Community-residing people in northwest Baltimore (28 postal codes), 70 years and older, English-speaking, met criteria for dementia or cognitive disorder, and had a reliable study partner (dyad)	Interdisciplinary team made up of geriatric psychiatrist, registered nurse, occupational therapist, memory care coordinator	Memory care coordinator
Silverstein et al.,58 2015	The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Coordination program: a process evaluation, executive summary	Mixed methods	Massachusetts and New Hampshire, US	Community	In person	People with dementia and their families	N/A	Care consultant
Tanner et al.,37 2015	A randomized controlled trial of a community-based dementia care coordination intervention: effects of MIND at Home on caregiver outcome	Randomized controlled trial	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	Community-residing people in northwest Baltimore (28 postal codes), 70 years and older, English-speaking, met criteria for dementia or cognitive disorder, and had a reliable study partner (dyad)	Interdisciplinary team made up of geriatric psychiatrist, registered nurse, occupational therapist, memory care coordinator	Memory care coordinator
Taylor et al.,62 2015	The Primary Care Navigator programme for dementia: benefits of alternative working models	Report using qualitative assessment	Gateshead and Halton, UK	Community (based out of a general practitioner practice and a well-being enterprises community interest company)	Phone and in person	People with dementia, pre- and post-diagnosis	Clinical; each site organized differently. At Gateshead, 2 people shared the primary care navigator role, switching roles as health care assistant and primary care navigator weekly. They worked with a clinical team, which included doctors, a registrar, nurse practitioners, and a nursing team. At Halton, 10 community well-being officers acted as primary care navigators. They had clinical backgrounds. They partnered with 17 practices.	Primary care navigator
Tjia,44 2019	A telephone-based dementia care management intervention-finding the time to listen	Editorial/ invited commentary	California, Nebraska, and Iowa, US	Home and community (based out of urban academic health centers)	Phone and email	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their caregivers; diagnosis required, speaking English, Spanish or Cantonese, and residing in Iowa, California, or Nebraska	Interdisciplinary team made up of a care team navigator, dementia specialist nurse, social worker, and pharmacist	Care team navigators
Willink et al.,38 2020	Cost-effective care coordination for people with dementia at home	Prospective, quasi-experimental intervention trial design	Baltimore and Maryland suburban District of Columbia, US	Home and community	Phone and in person	Community-residing people in northwest Baltimore (28 postal codes), 70 years and older, English-speaking, met criteria for dementia or cognitive disorder, and had a reliable study partner (dyad)	Interdisciplinary team made up of geriatric psychiatrist, registered nurse, occupational therapist, memory care coordinator	Memory care coordinator
Wood et al.,52 2017	A holistic service for everyone with a dementia diagnosis (innovative practice)	Report	Islington borough of London, UK	Home and community	Phone, mail, and in person	People with dementia and their caregivers	Interdisciplinary team made up of dementia navigators, 3 full-time assistant practitioners, and specialist practitioner as team leader	Dementia navigators
Xiao et al.,64 2016	The effect of a personalized dementia care intervention for caregivers from Australian minority groups	Randomized controlled trial	Adelaide, South Australia	Home and community	Phone and in person	Dyads made up of people with dementia and their caregivers; caregivers were from a minority group, living at home	Interdisciplinary team made up of 8 care coordinators, which included a registered nurse, a social worker, and 6 Community Home Care Certificate holders	Care coordinator

N/A, not applicable.