The Nevada legislature passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 10 in 2011, creating the Legislative Committee on Health Care’s Task Force to Develop a State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. The Committee included a state senator as chair as well as medical experts, advocates and other key stakeholders. After gathering public feedback, the State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease was published in January 2013. The Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease was created within the Department of Health and Human Services with the passage of Assembly Bill 80 during the 2013 Legislative Session. The Task Force is responsible for implementing the State Plan.

In January 2021, the Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease released the state's biennial State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. The State Plan includes fifteen goals to ensure the state is appropriately addressing Alzheimer’s and other dementia. Among the goals presented include increasing dementia education for physicians; bolstering support for dementia family caregivers; and strengthening dementia training standards for care workers.

Equip First Responders with Dementia Training 

First responders such as law enforcement officers, emergency medical services (EMS) workers, and firefighters often interact with people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia while intervening in crisis or disaster situations, and they are often the first to observe instances of abuse and neglect. Individuals living with Alzheimer’s may present as uncooperative when they have difficulty communicating and understanding what is happening, and first responders may not know how to interact with individuals in these situations, potentially leading to dangerous situations. The Alzheimer’s Association is calling on Nevada lawmakers to pass legislation that mandates dementia training for law enforcement officers, EMS personnel and firefighters.