Education of public, individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families, and health and long-term care providers
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(a) Training models grants
(1) GrantsThe Director of the National Institute on Aging may award grants to eligible entities to assist the entities in developing and evaluating model training programs—
(A) for—
(i)
health care professionals, including mental health professionals;
(ii)
health care paraprofessionals;
(iii)
personnel, including information and referral, case management, and in-home services personnel (including personnel receiving support under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.)), providing supportive services to the elderly and the families of the elderly;
(iv)
family caregivers providing care and treatment for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; and
(v)
personnel of local organizations (including community groups, business and labor groups, and religious, educational, and charitable organizations) that have traditionally not been involved in planning and developing long-term care services; and
(B) with attention to such variables as—
(i)
curricula development for training and continuing education programs;
(ii)
care setting; and
(iii)
intervention technique.