According to ALFA, “the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  recently released Draft Framework for the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease notably omitted assisted living from all but one of its strategies and recommendations.” I followed ALFA’s suggestion to read the draft  and send an email to the National Alzheimer’s Project Act.

Here is the text of the email I sent to NAPA@hhs.gov

I have red the Draft Framework for the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. I am very concerned that assisted living facilities (RCFEs, board and care communities, etc.) have been left out of this National Plan. I am respectfully requesting that at least two changes be made. To wit: 1. Under Goal 2: Enhance Care Quality and Efficiency, add assisted living facilities to the list of settings where high quality of care should be provided. As it is now, the draft only lists people’s homes, doctors’ offices, hospitals and nursing homes. 2. Under Strategy 3.B  The existing statement: Round the clock care needs of the person with Alzheimer’s disease often necessitates nursing home placement should be changed to: Round the clock care needs of the person with Alzheimer’s disease often necessitates placement in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Assisted living facilities (ALFs) play an important role in More >