Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program.

This bill requires New Jersey's State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to add memory care training - specifically addressing the needs and rights of residents with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders - to the existing annual long-term care training program. The training program, which currently covers topics like resident rights, abuse reporting, and facility regulations, must now explicitly include methods for supporting residents with memory-related conditions. If the ombudsman fails to include this training within one year of the bill's effective date, they must explain the delay and implementation steps to legislative committees, with this requirement ending once the training is added. The policy directly affects the ombudsman's office, its staff, and the Department of Health personnel who complete the training, as well as residents, families, and facility employees who may receive the training.