June 2, 2009
Contact: Jason Smith / (609) 693-6700Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-9), Senator Christopher J. Connors (R-9)
Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblyman Daniel M. Van Pelt have introduced legislation to establish a 15-member Alzheimer’s Disease Study Commission.
The Commission’s duties would include, but not be limited to, studying the current impact and incidence of Alzheimer’s disease among residents and make projections on the future impact on the state’s population, study the state’s role in long-term care for persons with early stage and early onset of Alzheimer’s disease and consider the capacity of public safety and law enforcement to persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
“This legislation was developed in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Chapter New Jersey, which is advocating for a new Commission to be established to improve care and treatment for individuals diagnosed with this disease,” said Senator Connors. “Our Delegation feels this is a worthy endeavor considering the number of individuals afflicted with this disease in our state which is currently estimated at 150,000 people. The specific areas of focus by the Commission will include, but not be limited to, the coordination of services of treatment within the state, assessing the current needs of patients as well as the availability and affordability of existing services.”
The Delegation introduced the legislation (S-2872/A-4008) to establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Study Commission in both Houses on May 21 of this year.
“It has been more than 25 years since our state established a commission on Alzheimer’s disease,” said Assemblyman Rumpf. “The alarming rate at which individuals continue to be diagnosed necessitates an updated assessment of the primary factors surrounding Alzheimer’s Disease, spanning from public awareness to treatment. When adding together the number of people diagnosed with the disease and the number of primary caregivers caring for them, the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that more than 350,000 people in our state are directly impacted by this disease.”
Assemblyman Van Pelt went on to add, “The extent of those affected by this disease and the very difficult challenges presented us, as a society, lead us to fully support establishing an Alzheimer’s Disease Study Commission. By utilizing the expertise of individuals serving on the Commission, which would include healthcare professionals, we strongly believe that policies can be developed and implemented to help improve the quality-of-life for individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s and their families.”
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