Group EPICLA+ will start the intervention immediately after assessment 1. The EPICLA+ program consists of a 7-session, psychoeducational skills training intervention, held via Zoom, designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss that live alone in the community by providing early-stage-related education and skill-training sessions to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future. Following the 7 EPIC sessions, participants will attend a booster session, held via Zoom, to reinforce the skills/lessons.

The WLC group will start the intervention after 3 months of the EPICLA+ group start date, once T2 assessment is completed.

This protocol is a minimal risk care values clarification /care planning and psychoeducational skills training intervention, delivered as a workshop series plus one in-home session for people in the early stages of memory loss who live alone. In addition, during this intervention, participants will have access to general and personalized virtual resources with materials for use during and after the intervention.

This scale assesses 13 global items of quality of life covering areas like physical health, mood, family, and finances, with the outcomes poor, fair, good, and excellent. It can be used across different dementia stages and is designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. The scale consists of 13 questions. Each question has four possible responses - poor, fair, good, and excellent, each equating to 1-4 points respectively. The total score ranges from 13 to 52, with higher scores indicating a higher quality of life.

This scale comprises three questions that measure three dimensions of loneliness: relational connectedness, social connectedness, and self-perceived isolation. The scale is rated with hardly ever, some of the time, and often, with scores ranging from 1 to 3, respectively. The total score ranges from 3 to 9, with scores ranging from 6 to 9 indicating loneliness.

The DQoL consists of 30 items and five scales: positive affect (six items), negative affect (11 items), feelings of belonging (three items), self-esteem (four items), sense of aesthetics (five items) and one global item. QDOL is a Likert scale with the outcomes never, seldom, sometimes, often, and very often, ranging from 1 to 5, respectively. Higher scores indicate better QoL, except on the negative affect scale. The study focuses on assessing positive (e.g., content) and negative (e.g., afraid) feelings.

Shortened version of the CESD-20. It measures depressive symptoms and assesses feelings such as feeling bothered by things, having trouble concentrating, etc. It is scored by summing the responses to its 10 items, each rated on a 4-point scale with scores rarely or none of the time, some of the time, occasionally, and most of the time, ranging from 0 to 3, respectively. Total scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.

Assessment of the level of preparedness associated with future care using the Likert scale: not at all prepared, not too well prepared, somewhat well prepared, pretty well prepared, and very well prepared. Scores range from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate higher levels of care preparedness.

Gives a brief assessment of mental state status. It assesses different aspects of cognitive function, including orientation, memory, language, and visuospatial skills through different activities. The test is scored out of 30, with lower scores indicating more significant cognitive impairment.