Adult Day Center Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adult Day Center Enhancement Act
Requires the Administration on Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals, including young adults, living with neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Administration to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and which of these serve young adults with neurological diseases and conditions and develop best practices to help guide the establishment of additional successful adult day programs.
Directs the Administration to establish a competitive grant program to fund adult day programs serving younger people with neurological diseases or conditions.Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist participants in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with neurological diseases or conditions; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with neurological diseases or conditions.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2015 to Jun 23, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 23, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
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- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House
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