House task force rolls out recommendations for Alzheimer’s care

Long-term-care facilities that offer services specifically for people with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, could face new state requirements for employee training and “respite care” for caregivers, such as adult day care, should be more clearly defined in Ohio law.

Those two proposed changes to state law are the first recommendations of the Ohio House of Representatives’ Task Force on Alzheimer’sand Dementia. The group of 15 elected officials, advocates and other interested parties, led by Rep. Dorothy Pelanda, a Marysville Republican, released its first report in mid-July after gathering testimony from about 30 people last year.

The policy specifies several topics to be addressed, including communication skills, pain assessment, medication management, family dynamics, dealing with challenging behaviour and triggers of dementia symptoms.

Meanwhile, Ohio is the only state without a comprehensive plan to address the growing problem — something that must change, said Vince McGrail, executive director and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association’s central Ohio chapter and a member of the House task force.

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