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Committee approves bill to require Alzheimer’s training for affiliated home care aides
Summary
The committee voted to pass SB 412 as amended to Appropriations, requiring affiliated home care aides to receive Alzheimer's and dementia care training. Supporters, including family caregivers and industry representatives, said the bill would create a consistent baseline of dementia caregiving skills for aides employed by home care organizations.
The Assembly Committee on Human Services voted to pass SB 412, as amended, to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a measure that would add Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving to the required training for affiliated home care aides.
Senator Monique Lamone presented the bill and said it would "better prepare affiliated home care aids to handle challenges with caregiving for an individual with Alzheimer's disease," citing an Alzheimer's Association estimate that "approximately 70 percent of people with dementia or cognitive impairment are living at home." The sponsor told the committee that about 120,000 affiliated home care aides are employed to…
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