The designation would link the hospital’s clinic with 15 other memory disorder clinics in Florida and improve its chances of receiving state or federal grants to expand services. Memory disorder clinics offer diagnosis and medical care to dementia patients in the state, along with training caregivers how to provide for these patients.
The network of memory disorder clinics was established in 1985 after the state legislature passed the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. The legislation aimed to prepare the state for the growing number of individuals affected by memory-altering illnesses.
The clinics are primarily funded by federal and state grants. Without such grants, the clinics would likely shutter or be compelled to rely on funding from individual hospitals and health systems, according to the report.
It is unclear when or if the state budget will be approved, according to the report.
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