PURPOSE:

PURPOSE: To advise and assist the Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Community Services in developing, reviewing and updating a long range state plan for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The Planning Council will also provide a mechanism for patients, family members, care givers, and providers of services to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, to work together to identify needs and provide training and education. The Planning Council will allow this broad constituency an additional avenue to evaluate progress on state plan objectives on an ongoing basis, to review goals and objectives and make recommendations for revision as needs and available resources change.