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Georgia Senate study committee hears caregivers' pleas for training, respite and stronger dementia supports
Summary
At a Senate study committee meeting in Augusta, experts and family caregivers described long-term unpaid caregiving, rural and racial disparities, gaps in training and rehabilitation coverage, and urged expanded supports including Georgia MemoryNet access, respite, workplace flexibility and targeted outreach to Black caregivers.
At a Senate study committee meeting on improving family caregiver services in Augusta, state and national experts, advocates and family members described the mounting social and economic strain of unpaid family caregiving and urged policy changes to strengthen training, respite and better access to dementia diagnosis and follow-up care.
Senator Harold Jones said the committee's work grew from personal experience and the need to spotlight a problem he described as "we're unpaid health care workers," calling for practical solutions that make caregiving less isolating and more sustainable. The session featured presentations from Deborah Miner, aging services director for the local Area Agency on Aging, Wallace White of AARP, and…
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