Abstract

Close to two- thirds of all US nursing home residents have some type of cognitive impairment similar as Alzheimer’s complaint, and the quality of care and quality of life of these people has long been called into question. In this overview we first clarify the on-going significance of nursing home care for people with Alzheimer’s, indeed as policy makers “rebalance” long- term supports and services with home and community- grounded programs. We next identify the factors of optimal care for people with Alzheimer’s in nursing homes, and we punctuate care inventions formerly in use. Eventually, we epitomize policy-applicable challenges to enforcing stylish practices and inventions and explore implicit policy results. Federal and state policy makers have a critical part to play in icing that nursing home residers with Alzheimer’s complaint have access to the applicable, high- quality care that they and their families expect.