A Senate hearing reviewing health care services available for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia and reviewing proposals related to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is presented in this document. Statements are given by Senators Charles E. Grassley, Albert Gore, Paula Hawkins, Howard M. Metzenbaum, Larry Pressler, and Paul Simon. Witnesses testifying or providing statements include: (1) American Association of Homes for the Aging; (2) Robert Cook-Deegan, Senior Analyst and Project Director, Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress; (3) Peter J. Whitehouse, director, division of behavioral neurology, Case Western Reserve University; (4) Kathleen C. Buckwalter, associate professor, College of Nursing, University of Iowa; (5) Robert B. Helms, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services; (6) Gene D. Cohen, director, Program on Aging, National Institute on Mental Health and executive secretary, Task Force on Alzheimer's disease, Department of Health and Human Services; (7) Jerome H. Stone, president, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association; (8) Lisa Gwyther, director, Alzheimer's Family Support Program, Duke University Aging Center; and (9) Janet Sainer, commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging. Witnesses' responses to Senators' questions are included. (ABL)