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Subcommittee backs continuing hospice/respite pilot for dementia caregivers
Summary
Representative Shaw's HB 25‑99, to continue a pilot providing hospice/respite support for Tennesseans with Alzheimer's and dementia, passed the Health Subcommittee unanimously; sponsor cited roughly 129,200 Tennesseans living with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Representative Shaw (speaker 11) presented HB 25‑99 to continue a pilot program that provides hospice and respite services for families caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
"There's about 129200 Tennessee ins currently living with Alzheimer's and dementia," Shaw said while urging the committee to continue the respite program that began as a pilot in 2022. He and others described the program as a way to give family caregivers needed relief so patients can remain at home rather than in long‑term care settings.
Chairman Williams (speaker 3) and other members expressed support, stressing the program's family‑centered benefits and noting that study results are expected soon. With no questions raised, the committee voted to advance HB 25‑99 by a recorded vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays; the bill will proceed to the full Health Committee.
