PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To assist States in creating a system of dementia care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and their families, by carrying out demonstration projects for planning, establishing, and operating programs to: (1) Create models of assistance for persons with Alzheimer's disease and their families; and (2) to improve the responsiveness of the existing home and community based care system to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their families.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HEALTH;
- General Health and Medical;
- Health Research - General;
- Specialized Health Research and Training;
- Health Services Planning and Technical Assistance;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Individual/Family;
- Health Professional;
- Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease);

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);