California Health and Safety Code 1569.7 – Residential care facilities for the elderly that serve residents with …
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Residential care facilities for the elderly that serve residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of major neurocognitive disorder should include information on sundowning as part of the training for direct care staff, and should include in the plan of operation a brief narrative description explaining activities available for residents to decrease the effects of sundowning, including, but not limited to, increasing outdoor activities in appropriate weather conditions.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 122, Sec. 3. (SB 413) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1569.7
- Sundowning: means a condition in which persons with cognitive impairment experience recurring confusion, disorientation, and increasing levels of agitation that coincide with the onset of late afternoon and early evening. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2