Last month, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that in-home care providers who treat Alzheimer’s patients around the country should have their eye on.
The bill requires home health aides in Indiana to have minimum dementia training standards, in hopes that patients who suffer from the complicated disease will receive more quality care.
Currently, only 13 states have specific requirements for dementia training for home health aides. But Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) CEO Vicki Hoak said this kind of legislation should have a ripple effect for other states.
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