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PUBLIC POLICY Passage of legislation to address

Alzheimer’s LA advocates at the WANDERING
local, state, and federal levels for
legislative, policy, and regulatory changes that Sixty percent of people living with Alzheimer’s or
another dementia will wander away from their home
improve the quality of care and quality of life for at some point. As we know, time is of the essence
people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias and
for their families. We work on improving dementia when a person with cognitive impairment wanders
care and services, increasing access to community- away. Fifty percent of people not found within 24
hours will suffer serious injury or death. Improvements
based care, expanding funding for scientific in coordination between city and county law
research and public programs serving people with
dementia and their caregivers, and supporting the enforcement agencies and expanded use of a wide
development of dementia-friendly communities. variety of technologies to find people who have
wandered have the potential to dramatically improve
response times.
Our work this year has focused on supporting the
development of dementia-capable healthcare by To address this serious issue, Alzheimer’s LA, in
building systems that ensure access to a dementia partnership with Alzheimer’s Orange County and
diagnosis and meets the needs of both the individual Alzheimer’s San Diego, successfully sponsored
living with dementia and their family caregivers. This legislation that will create guidelines for local law
includes increasing access to community-based enforcement to reduce the risk of and improve
care, expanding funding for scientific research, responses to incidents of wandering. Alzheimer’s Los
public programs serving people with dementia and Angeles will be working closely with the Commission
their caregivers, and supporting the development of on Peace Officer Standards and Training to implement
dementia-friendly communities. this important legislation.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY FISCAL YEAR 2024

(JULY 1, 2023 – JUNE 30, 2024)
Public Research Public Policy Research
Policy 1% 4% 1% HOW YOUR DONATION WORKS
5%
FOR OUR MISSION:

Care Care 100% RAISED
& Support Public & Support
Public Awareness 25%
Awareness 33% 22%
27% STAYS LOCAL

Community Alzheimer’s Los Angeles believes in
Development Education
Community 22% transparency in everything we do. A copy of
Education 23% our complete audited financial statements
27% Administration
Professional 3% Professional are available at AlzheimersLA.org or may be
Training Training requested by calling 844.HELP.ALZ
7% 6%
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS INVESTMENT ALLOCATION