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Senate committee gives unanimous approval to House Bill 479, a dementia-training program for APS workers
Summary
The Kentucky Senate Families and Children Committee voted 6-0 to give House Bill 479 a favorable recommendation. The bill would provide free dementia-specific training aimed at helping Department of Community Based Services and adult protective services recognize and respond to the needs of people living with dementia and their caregivers.
The Kentucky Senate Families and Children Committee voted 6-0 to give House Bill 479 a favorable recommendation, moving the measure toward a full Senate vote.
House Bill 479, introduced in the committee by State Representative Derrick Lewis, would provide dementia-specific training at no cost to the state for staff in the Department of Community Based Services, with a primary focus on supplementing the work of adult protective services (APS) workers.
Representative Derrick Lewis told the committee the bill is “very straightforward” and free to the…
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