From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— Circulating legislation would create new requirements for certain facilities using the designation of “memory care.”
Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, and Rep. Dave Armstrong, R-Rice Lake, recently circulated a co-sponsorship memo for LRB-2924/1 and LRB-6118/1. They note Wisconsin currently doesn’t have a formal definition of memory care, and therefore has no standards for facilities using the term.
Quinn was contacted last year by a concerned constituent who learned after placing her spouse in a memory care facility that it wasn’t equipped to care for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the memo notes.
“This individual is just one example of many stories we have heard where services being advertised did not meet expectations,” authors wrote.
Under the bill, only community-based residential facilities that serve clients with irreversible dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, would be allowed to use the term “memory care” in its name, advertising or other communications.
These facilities would need to meet new training requirements as well, including an introduction to types of dementia such as Alzheimer’s that covers disease progression, symptoms and the impact on patients and their caregivers.
Other required training would include “person-centered” dementia care, effective communication, behavioral interventions and drug alternatives, and how to support independence and quality of life for patients.
“As the population of individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementias continues to grow, it is important that facilities have the training and processes in place to help keep them safe and comfortable,” authors wrote.
The co-sponsorship deadline is 5 p.m. tomorrow.
See the bill text.
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