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NY S01782
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Creates a new dementia care coordinator position within the New York State Office for the Aging to oversee dementia care navigators statewide
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Requires each local area agency on aging to employ a dementia care navigator, either by designating existing staff or hiring new personnel
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Dementia care navigators must provide cognitive screening, exercise and social activity programs for individuals with dementia, and support services for caregivers including care planning assistance and support group referrals
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Navigators are responsible for developing dementia-friendly communities, increasing public awareness, and improving dementia-capable emergency response capabilities
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Establishes duties for navigators to provide technical assistance to agency staff, build relationships with healthcare providers, and facilitate connections between providers and individuals with dementia or their caregivers
Legislative Description
Relates to dementia care; establishes a dementia care coordinator in the state office for the aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators; requires each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; sets forth the duties of the dementia care coordinator and dementia care navigators.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGING
1/7/2026