New online dementia care resources available for assisted living communities

New online dementia care resources available for assisted living communities
McKnight's Senior Living; by Kimberly Bonvissuto;6/20/25
Kimberly Bonvissuto
A growing number of people are living with dementia and receiving services in assisted living communities as well as in homes in the greater community. Although some states have requirements, some assisted living communities and home care settings may lack the formal dementia care standards required to be followed by nursing homes, so a nonprofit group has released a new toolkit of online resources to support people living with dementia and their caregivers. “It always bothered me that we were not paying attention to the growing number of people living with dementia outside of nursing homes,” Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, said Tuesday during a webinar introducing the organization’s new Dementia Care in the Community toolkit. “Although the nursing home standards do not apply in assisted living and home care, every individual deserves the quality of care and services they need to live comfortably and with dignity.”