Alzheimer's Report Makes Policy, Legislation Suggestions
Curran: Helping Alzheimer's Patients Navigate System Is Confusing
POSTED: 4:42 pm EST January 26,
2004
BALTIMORE -- State Attorney General Joseph Curran has published a report he hopes will help improve the lives of the 85,000 people suffering from Alzheimer's disease in Maryland.
Curran said helping people with Alzheimer's negotiate an often confusing system is crucial because thousands more will get the disease as the baby boom generation ages.Curran said the study is believed to be the first of its kind from a state attorney general.
The 115-page report examines the regulation of nursing homes, long-term care insurance and Medicaid.Policy goals include protecting patients against abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation and improving state-regulated facilities.Curran said it's important to make sure the elderly know they should plan for the possibility of getting Alzheimer's.Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and WBAL-TV 11 News for the latest news updates.
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