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ID SCR110
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Approximately 26,000 Idahoans are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, with projections to double within 14 years and Idaho ranking fifth highest among U.S. states for projected increase in cases.
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Idaho's Alzheimer's mortality rate consistently exceeds the national average, and the disease is the only major cause of death with a continuously increasing mortality rate.
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Forty-one percent of the more than 12,000 Idahoans living in nursing homes have moderate to severe dementia.
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The legislature endorses the Idaho Alzheimer's Planning Group and its efforts to develop a comprehensive statewide plan addressing the needs of patients, families, and caregivers at state, regional, and local levels.
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The legislature supports the Planning Group's public education, statewide data collection and analysis, and recommendations for programs and strategies to meet current and future needs related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and acknowledging the seriousness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Idaho by endorsing the Idaho Alzheimer's Planning Group and supporting its comprehensive approach to the development of a statewide plan to address the needs of people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their family members and caregivers.
ALZHEIMER'S PLANNING GROUP
Last Action
Ref'd to Health/Wel
1/19/2012