(1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at home are often burdened with excessive financial or personal costs of providing continuous care; (b) Medicare does not pay for long-term care or provide support to family caregivers; (c) Long-term care insurance is costly and may not be affordable to low-and-middle income families and may not cover essential services for the length of time needed for an Alzheimer's patient; and (d) Providing respite care services to those with Alzheimer's may delay or supplant the need for transfer to a long-term skilled nursing facility, allowing for the individual with Alzheimer's to remain in his or her home environment. Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 307, SB 2221,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at home are often burdened with excessive financial or personal costs of providing continuous care; (b) Medicare does not pay for long-term care or provide support to family caregivers; (c) Long-term care insurance is costly and may not be affordable to low-and-middle income families and may not cover essential services for the length of time needed for an Alzheimer's patient; and (d) Providing respite care services to those with Alzheimer's may delay or supplant the need for transfer to a long-term skilled nursing facility, allowing for the individual with Alzheimer's to remain in his or her home environment. Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 307, SB 2221,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at home are often burdened with excessive financial or personal costs of providing continuous care; (b) Medicare does not pay for long-term care or provide support to family caregivers; (c) Long-term care insurance is costly and may not be affordable to low-and-middle income families and may not cover essential services for the length of time needed for an Alzheimer's patient; and (d) Providing respite care services to those with Alzheimer's may delay or supplant the need for transfer to a long-term skilled nursing facility, allowing for the individual with Alzheimer's to remain in his or her home environment. Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 307, SB 2221,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at home are often burdened with excessive financial or personal costs of providing continuous care; (b) Medicare does not pay for long-term care or provide support to family caregivers; (c) Long-term care insurance is costly and may not be affordable to low-and-middle income families and may not cover essential services for the length of time needed for an Alzheimer's patient; and (d) Providing respite care services to those with Alzheimer's may delay or supplant the need for transfer to a long-term skilled nursing facility, allowing for the individual with Alzheimer's to remain in his or her home environment. (a) Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia at home are often burdened with excessive financial or personal costs of providing continuous care; (b) Medicare does not pay for long-term care or provide support to family caregivers; (c) Long-term care insurance is costly and may not be affordable to low-and-middle income families and may not cover essential services for the length of time needed for an Alzheimer's patient; and (d) Providing respite care services to those with Alzheimer's may delay or supplant the need for transfer to a long-term skilled nursing facility, allowing for the individual with Alzheimer's to remain in his or her home environment.
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