Loading chat...
GA HR1292
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Cooper
Click for details
AI Summary
- Urges the Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Advisory Council and its work groups to study how to provide access to quality long-term care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia
- Recognizes that approximately 61 percent of nursing home residents have moderate or severe cognitive impairment
- Notes that current regulations often make it challenging for long-term care facilities to accept patients with dementia-related behavioral challenges, even though those behaviors are frequently what drives families to seek facility placement
- Calls for a review of the strengths and weaknesses of current regulations and payment structures to ensure facilities can provide dementia-friendly care across settings including nursing homes, assisted living homes, personal care homes, and in-home caregiving
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Advisory Council
Legislative Description
Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Advisory Council; study providing access to quality long-term care for individuals with Alzheimer's; urge
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
3/19/2018
Full Bill Text
No bill text available