S118

The New York State Senate passed legislation requiring the State Office for the Aging to establish a centralized database of successful dementia and Alzheimer's disease programs, with the measure approved 59-0 on a roll call vote. Senate Print 118, sponsored by Sen. Cleare, addresses the needs of over 400,000 New Yorkers living with Alzheimer's disease and approximately 540,000 family members and caregivers actively providing care. The bill mandates that proven dementia care programs and best practices be collected and made available on the State Office for the Aging's website, allowing successful community-centered approaches to be replicated across New York's diverse regions. Sen. Cleare noted that the centralized resource will provide families and caregivers with a single location to access evidence-based strategies, ideas, and interventions to improve quality of life for both patients and those caring for them. The legislation takes effect one year after becoming law.