New bill would create dementia services program in Minnesota
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As the Minnesota legislature nears its May 19 deadline, some lawmakers hope the budget bill will include a measure that aims to improve Alzheimer’s and dementia care in the state.
The proposal would establish a dementia services program in the state of Minnesota.
Sen. Alice Mann, DFL-Edina, is one of the bill sponsors. She said Alzheimer’s and dementia care in Minnesota is currently a patchwork of services. The program would fill major gaps in the system.
“People are left trying to find piecemeal, their treatment and their care and their research all by themselves,” Mann told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
“So the idea is to have an office that puts all that information together for you, so that living with dementia becomes significantly easier, navigating that system becomes significantly easier.”
Press play above to listen to Sen. Mann’s conversation with Wurzer.
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