Alzheimer’s Association calls for federal involvement to increase dementia care workforce, training in assisted living

Alzheimer’s Association calls for federal involvement to increase dementia care workforce, training in assisted living
McKnights Senior Living, by Lois A. Bowers; 1/29/24
“Congress should consider the steps it can take at the federal level, including expanding the necessary workforce and improving dementia training standards and access,” as part of efforts to “help ensure a quality direct care workforce that can meet the unique needs of our nation’s growing number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia” in assisted living communities and elsewhere, the Alzheimer’s Association and its advocacy affiliate, the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement, said in comments submitted to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging for the record of the hearing it held Thursday, titled “Assisted Living Facilities: Understanding Long-Term Care Options for Older Adults.”