Last week, The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) was signed into law by President Obama, after it was unanimously passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives.  The purpose of NAPA is to create strategies for dealing with the ever growing cases of Alzheimer's disease.
As the "Baby Boomer" generation ages, there will be more senior's in America than ever before. This, in turn, will lead to more cases of Alzheimer's. The disease is fatal and, at the time, incurable.  The physical, emotional and financial tolls of having and caring for Alzheimer's are staggering for the families/caregivers as well as local and federal governments.  NAPA has already designed a preliminary schedule and agenda:

• An annually updated national plan submitted to Congress on how to overcome Alzheimer’s.
• Annual recommendations for priority actions to both improve health outcomes for individuals with Alzheimer’s and lower costs to families and government programs.
• The annual evaluation of all federally funded efforts in Alzheimer’s research, care and services – along with their outcomes.
• The creation of an Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services.

What will the Advisory Council do?

• Coordinate federal agencies conducting Alzheimer’s-related care, services and research.
•  Allow participation in the evaluation and strategic planning process by patient advocates, health care providers, state health departments, Alzheimer’s researchers and health associations.

If you would like to learn more about The National Alzheimer's Project Act, Amberwood Care Centre will be hosting a FREE seminar on the topic.  Click "NAPA Seminar" for more details and to RSVP.

If you have information regarding this topic or Alzheimer's in general, we encourage everyone to leave comments. Your experiences could be helpful to others.