towards a dementia- friendly flanders
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Towards a dementia- friendly Flanders. Dementia Plan Flanders 2010 – 2014 Department of Welfare, public health and family. The whole population is involved …. Today there are 100.000 people with dementia in Flanders. 2 / 3 are living at home 1.800 young persons with dementia - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Towards a dementia-friendly Flanders
Dementia Plan Flanders 2010 – 2014Department of Welfare, public health and family
The whole population is involved…Today there are 100.000 people with dementia in Flanders
> 2 / 3 are living at home
> 1.800 young persons with dementia
> Increase of 30% in 2020
Dementia is a matter that concerns the whole society> Almost everyone knows someone with dementia
> All governments are concerned
> The stakeholders in the care sector
Some important developments in the Flemish care sector …
> Socialization of care> Focus on autonomy, informal care, volunteers,
home care> Holistic view on care: an answer on both
physical, social and mental needs> Integrated care – ‘decompartmentalisation’> Respect for human dignity
Need for a Dementia Plan Flanders …
> Goal = a dementia-friendly Flanders
> Initiative of the Flemish Ministery of Welfare, Public Health and Family
> Plan for 2010 – 2014 with different objectives and actions
Actions and objectives of the plan (1)
Destigmatization and nuanced image building
> Socialization of care means that society is open for people with dementia
> A negative image leads to isolation and a not adapted care
ACTIONS
> Awareness-raising campaign
> Promotion of dementia-friendly municipalities
Actions and objectives of the plan (2)
Health promotion: a healthy mind in a healthy body> Dementia has different causes
> A healthy life style means prevention of dementia, for the moment the only possible way…
ACTIONS
> Recommendations for general practitioners for preventive medical control
> Stimulation of an active lifestyle for elderly
> Coordination of research projects (Flanders Care)
Actions and objectives of the plan (3)
More autonomy for the persons involved and support for the informal care
> Striving for more participation for persons with dementia and their informal carers
ACTIONS
> Support for self-organizations
> Monitoring of participation in residential care + developing of residential care (short stay, day care centers, social services, home help, …)
> Developing an integrated provision
> …
Actions and objectives of the plan (4)
Improving diagnosis
> A big gap between determination first symptoms and start of treatment and support
ACTIONS
> Updated code of practice for GP’s
> Better inform population among other things via centres of expertise for dementia…
Actions and objectives of the plan (5)
Housing facilities for people with dementia
> Focus on home environment and on living on a small scale
ACTIONS
> Use of new technologies
> Stimulate dementia-friendly building and housing
Actions and objectives of the plan (6)
An integrated care that is affordable, sufficient and client centered
> Continuous Training for the social workers
> Support for the informal carers through expanding of the home care
ACTIONS
> Screening of the actual training
> Use of volunteers in the home care
> Day care centers, short stay
Actions and objectives of the plan (7)
Early planning of palliative and end of life care
> Better inform the population on existing legislation and care possibilities in the palliative phase
Special attention to ‘forgotten groups’> Younger people with dementia, immigrants, poor people,
people with disabilities
Innovation via Science and Research
Knowlegde Center Social EuropeJos Sterckx, directorm +32 477 44 97 14t +32 2 205 00 [email protected] www.kcse.be
Mr. Jo VandeurzenFlemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and FamilyWalter Brusselaers, Advisor Elderly care [email protected], +32 2 552 64 00www.ministerjovandeurzen.bewww.zorg-en-gezondheid.be
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