Table 1. Participant Demographic Information.

Practitioners worked at a range of settings, which encompasses many of the settings in which people with dementia receive care.

PID	Age	Type of Practitioner	Environment of Care	Primarily Working With	Years of Experience
P1	70	Occupational Therapist	In home consultinga	Moderate-Severe Dementia	4
P2	31	Occupational Therapist	Skilled Nursingb/In home consulting	Mild-Moderate Dementia	5
P3	31	Occupational Therapist	In home consulting	Mild-Moderate Dementia	8
P4	32	Occupational Therapist	Retirement Communityc	MCI-Severe Dementia	8
P5	54	Speech Language Pathologist	Skilled Nursing/In home consulting	Mild-Severe Dementia	30
P6	30	Activities Service Supervisor	Long-term cared	Moderate-Severe Dementia	7
P7	56	Activities Director	Long-term care/Assisted Livinge	MCI -Severe Dementia	12
P8	61	Life Style Director	Long-term care/Assisted Living	MCI -Severe Dementia	15
P9	56	Life Enrichment Associate	Skilled Nursing/ Long-term care	Moderate-Severe Dementia	15
P10	58	Activities Service Provider	Assisted Living	Severe Dementia	4
P11	26	Memory Care Activities Coordinator	Long-term Care	Moderate-Severe Dementia	4
P12	54	Gerontologist Consultant	Assisted Living	MCI-Severe Dementia	30
P13	53	Occupational Therapist	In home consulting/Hospicef	Moderate-Severe Dementia	20
P14	55	Executive Community Director	Long-term care, Assisted Living and Day Programsg	MCI -Severe Dementia	30
P15	40	Manager of Community Development and Engagement	Long-term care/Assisted Living and Day Programs	MCI -Severe Dementia	12
P16	39	Director of Adult Day Care and Respite	Day Programs	Mild-Moderate Dementia	20
P17	52	Dementia Consultant/Advocate	Assisted Living/ In home consulting	Mild-Severe Dementia	20
P18	62	Director of Quality Assurance and Education	Long-term care/Assisted Living and Day Programs	MCI-Severe Dementia	46
P19	42	Dementia Care Educator	Long-term care/Assisted Living	Mild-Severe Dementia	3

^a.In-home consulting: Practitioners provide care in clients’ homes [56].

^b.Skilled nursing: Communities with nursing care available 24 hours a day. Residents can have short rehabilitating stays or Long-term care [56].

^c.Retirement communities: Residential communities for older people [1].

^d.In Long-term care, a sub-branch within skilled nursing, patients require hands on care and supervision 24 hours a day but may not require skilled nursing care [56].

^e.Assisted living: Home-like environments with varying levels of supervision and medical care [56].

^f.Hospice: Care for dying individuals and their loved ones through pain medication, therapy and counseling [56]

^g.Day programs: Also known as adult day care. Refers to part or full-day care in group settings, often providing social activities, health related assistance, and meals [56].