Federal dementia national-plan caregiver guidance
HHS maintains National Alzheimer's Project Act guidance through the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease, including caregiver and family-support goals for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Federal · Active · Implementation Jan 23, 2026
What it is
- What changed
- HHS/ASPE keeps the National Plan as the federal guidance layer for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The 2025 update remains the current published plan update, while the 2026 Federal Register meeting notice says the Advisory Council will discuss updating the plan for 2026-2035.
- Why it matters
- Dementia is one of the highest-burden caregiver conditions; the National Plan is the official federal roadmap tying research, care quality, public health, services, and caregiver supports together.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, People receiving care, Businesses and agencies that must complypeople with Alzheimer's disease, people with related dementias, family caregivers, dementia care partners, aging network organizations, federal agencies
- What it does
- Plans, studies, registries or guidance
- Identifiers
- 2026-01217
Sources
- ASPE National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2025 Update
- Federal Register NAPA Advisory Council 2026 meeting notice
- Federal Register API document 2026-01217
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.