Anticipation of care. Three subscales, based on So¨rensen and colleagues’ research,31,32 were administered during the preand post-Memory Club surveys to determine care partners’ preparation for care. Four yes/no items were administered to assess whether care partners’ were anticipating the provision of various types of care to PWMLs. Example items included ‘‘Have you ever thought about what would happen if your relative needed help with household tasks like cooking or doing laundry or shopping;’’ and ‘‘Have you and your family ever talked about what might happen if your relative needs help with personal care or household tasks.’’ The preparation for care needs items were summed and showed good reliability at the pre- and post-Memory Club assessments. Two additional items were included to measure care partners’ satisfaction with preparation for care. Care partners’ were asked to answer the following questions with item responses ranging from 1 to 5, with (1) meaning ‘‘not at all,’’ and (5) meaning ‘‘very:’’ ‘‘How satisfied are you with the amount of discussion in your family about how to care for your relative if she/he ever needed it;’’ and ‘‘How satisfied are you with the amount of planning in your family about how to care for your relative if she/he ever needed it?’’ The average of both items was used to create a summary satisfaction with preparation for care score. Twelve additional items determined care partners’ preparation for future care of PWMLs during pre- and post-Memory Club surveys (a ¼ .87; a ¼ .86, respectively). Items included ‘‘Thinking more seriously about a relative’s needs,’’ ‘‘Learning more about a relative’s difficulty with personal care,’’ and ‘‘Realization that the relative is having difficulty with things.’’ Responses ranged from (5) ‘‘Strongly agree;’’ (4) ‘‘Agree;’’ (3) ‘‘Feel neutral;’’ (2) ‘‘Disagree;’’ and (1) ‘‘Strongly disagree.’’