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(a)The dementia strategic plan must include
the following:
(1)Proposed state actions.
(3)Recommendations to carry out the purposes of the plan.
(b)The dementia strategic plan must do the following:
(1)Assess Indiana's current and future status concerning
dementia, including the following:
(A)Determine Indiana trends concerning the diagnosis of
dementia, and the current and future economic cost on Indiana.
(B)Evaluate the services, resources, and care available to
address the needs of individuals with dementia, and their
families and caregivers.
(C)Identify methods to reduce the financial costs of dementia
care while improving care and services in Indiana.
(2)Identify strategies to increase awareness of dementia,
including the following:
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(a) The dementia strategic plan must include
the following:
(1) Proposed state actions.
(2) Implementation steps.
(3) Recommendations to carry out the purposes of the plan.
(b) The dementia strategic plan must do the following:
(1) Assess Indiana's current and future status concerning
dementia, including the following:
(A) Determine Indiana trends concerning the diagnosis of
dementia, and the current and future economic cost on Indiana.
(B) Evaluate the services, resources, and care available to
address the needs of individuals with dementia, and their
families and caregivers.
(C) Identify methods to reduce the financial costs of dementia
care while improving care and services in Indiana.
(2) Identify strategies to increase awareness of dementia,
including the following:
(A) Educate health care providers:
(i) on the importance of early detection and diagnosis of
Alzheimer's disease and dementia;
(ii) on the importance of an annual wellness visit for
cognitive health; and
(iii) on Medicare having a billing code for individuals with
cognitive impairment.
(B) Promote culturally appropriate public health campaigns to
increase understanding and awareness of early warning
symptoms of dementia, and the value of early detection and
diagnosis.
(C) Incorporate messages on brain health, including how to
reduce the risk of cognitive decline, in existing public health
campaigns and in diverse community settings where there is a
greater risk of developing dementia.
(3) Identify strategies to enhance Indiana's dementia based
workforce, including the following:
(A) Analyze dementia specific training requirements for paid
professionals engaged in the care of individuals with dementia
in institutions and home and community based settings.
(B) Increase the number of individuals pursuing careers in
dementia care and geriatric occupations to meet future state
needs.
(C) Enhance the capacity of adult protective services workers
and law enforcement to properly respond to individuals with
dementia.
(4) Identify strategies to increase access to home and community
based services for individuals with dementia, including the
following:
(A) Identify the type, cost, and variety of dementia services in
Indiana.
(B) Assess capacity and access to adult day care, respite care,
assisted living, and long term care services.
(C) Identify methods to expand Indiana's health care system
capacity to meet the growing number and needs of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
(5) Identify strategies to enhance the quality of care for
individuals with dementia, including the following:
(A) Assess quality care measures for long term care facilities,
assisted living facilities, and residential programs available to
care for individuals with dementia.
(B) Uncover any existing gaps in dementia services and
determine a plan to cover the gap in service.
(C) Identify methods to improve dementia services provided in
home and community based settings.
(6) Recommend strategies to decrease health disparities
concerning dementia in ethnic and racial populations in Indiana.
(7) Identify and increase state based support for Alzheimer's
disease research through Indiana universities and other resources.
(8) Identify needed state policies or actions to act upon findings
under this section and implement the recommendations of the
plan, setting forth a time frame for implementation.