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Towards a dementia- friendly Flanders

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

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Towards a dementia- friendly Flanders

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  1. Towards a dementia-friendlyFlanders Dementia Plan Flanders2010 – 2014 Department of Welfare, public health and family

  2. The wholepopulation is involved… Todaythere are 100.000 peoplewith 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 • Almosteveryoneknowssomeonewith dementia • Allgovernments are concerned • The stakeholders in the care sector

  3. Some important developments in the Flemish care sector … • Socialization of care • Focus on autonomy, informal care, volunteers, home care • Holistic view on care: ananswer on bothphysical, socialandmentalneeds • Integrated care – ‘decompartmentalisation’ • Respect for human dignity

  4. Needfor a Dementia Plan Flanders … • Goal = a dementia-friendlyFlanders • Initiative of the FlemishMinistery of Welfare, Public Health and Family • Plan for 2010 – 2014 with different objectivesand actions

  5. Actions andobjectives of the plan (1) Destigmatizationandnuanced image building • Socialization of care means that society is open forpeoplewith dementia • A negative image leads toisolationand a notadapted care • ACTIONS • Awareness-raisingcampaign • Promotion of dementia-friendlymunicipalities

  6. Actions andobjectives of the plan (2) Health promotion: a healthy mind in a healthy body • Dementia has different causes • A healthy life stylemeans prevention of dementia, for the moment the onlypossible way… • ACTIONS • Recommendationsforgeneralpractitionersforpreventivemedical control • Stimulation of anactive lifestyle forelderly • Coordination of research projects (Flanders Care)

  7. Actions andobjectives of the plan (3) More autonomyfor the persons involvedand support for the informal care • Strivingfor more participationfor persons with dementia andtheirinformalcarers • ACTIONS • Support forself-organizations • Monitoring of participation in residential care + developing of residential care (short stay, day care centers, social services, home help, …) • Developinganintegratedprovision • …

  8. Actions andobjectives of the plan (4) Improving diagnosis • A big gap betweendetermination first symptomsand start of treatment and support • ACTIONS • Updated code of practiceforGP’s • Betterinformpopulationamongotherthings via centres of expertise for dementia…

  9. Actions andobjectives of the plan (5) Housingfacilitiesforpeoplewith dementia • Focus on home environment and on living on a small scale • ACTIONS • Use of new technologies • Stimulate dementia-friendly building andhousing

  10. Actions andobjectives of the plan (6) An integrated care that is affordable, sufficientandclientcentered • ContinuousTraining for the socialworkers • Support for the informalcarersthroughexpanding of the home care • ACTIONS • Screening of the actual training • Use of volunteers in the home care • Day care centers, short stay

  11. Actions andobjectives of the plan (7) Early planning of palliativeand end of life care • Betterinform the population on existinglegislationand care possibilities in the palliativephase • Special attention to ‘forgottengroups’ • Youngerpeoplewith dementia, immigrants, poorpeople, peoplewithdisabilities • Innovation via Scienceand Research

  12. CONTACT Knowlegde Center Social Europe Jos Sterckx, director m +32 477 44 97 14 t +32 2 205 00 47 jos.sterckx@kcse.be www.kcse.be Mr. Jo VandeurzenFlemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family Walter Brusselaers, Advisor Elderly care walter.brusselaers@vlaanderen.be, +32 2 552 64 00 www.ministerjovandeurzen.be www.zorg-en-gezondheid.be

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