Senator Ginal and Senator Kolker, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-079, which requires nursing care facilities and assisted living residences, and  adult day care facilities, to adopt rules requiring these facilities to provide dementia training for staff providing direct-care services to clients and residents of the facilities. Rules must be adopted by January 1, 2024. The bill outlines initial training and continuing education requirements.

Ms. JJ Jordan, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Susan Pilgram, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. John Johnson, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill.

Jeanette Hensley, representing Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the bill.

Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Tia Sauceda, representing the Seniors' Resource Center, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Laughlin and Ms. Sauceda answered questions from the committee.

Coral Cosway, representing the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill and answered questions from the committee. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).