“Early and better diagnoses clearly improve quality of life for both patient and caregiver, ”
Lewy Body Dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia and one of the least understood. It is routinely misdiagnosed, and the window between first symptoms and appropriate care is often where the greatest harm is done — to patients and to the families trying to help them.
Our work in this area began with a personal decision: to fund research that would help people living with this disease right now, not at some future clinical horizon. The Raymond E. Kassar Research Fund at the University of Florida supports researchers focused on earlier diagnosis, better care protocols, and practical support for patients and caregivers navigating a disease that medicine has been slow to recognise.
Our partnership with the University of Florida has been ongoing since 2017. The focus has not changed: practical, present-day application. We fund the clinical and educational work that improves lives today.
If you are a researcher or clinician working in this field and believe there may be genuine alignment with our priorities, you are welcome to write to us at info@kfpt.org. We make no guarantees of response, but we read everything.