Taiwan Province China Tender

The county magistrate Zhang Lishan pointed out that according to the demographic data of Yunlin County as of July 2011 the proportion of the population over 65 years old was 19.94 and it was about to enter a super-aged society the estimated number of people with dementia reached 11641. Statistics show that in the past two years about 50 of people with dementia in Yunlin County have not used long-term care services and most of them are taken care of by their family members. The lack of caring manpower is also due to the impact of the low birthrate. Dementia is like a stalled train and has become a major social issue The wise are getting more and more serious and getting worse. Our top priority is to control and slow down so today especially on International Dementia Day we will take preventive measures in advance and explain to all the villagers in advance how we can protect our dementia. Zhi elders let them have dignity on the ground and receive very safe and comfortable care Zhang Lishan said that in order to reduce the impact of dementia the Yunlin County Government has established a dementia care integrated network service such as the Personnel Department to actively enhance the awareness of dementia among public officials the Education Department will be related to dementia issues. The concept is integrated into the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in the county the Labour and Youth Office provides employment-related occupational reconstruction assessment and job redesign services for persons with dementia to promote a dementia-friendly workplace the Public Works Office actively promotes safe driving for persons with dementia and attaches importance to traffic safety for persons with dementia Tianlun D card to protect the elderly from getting lost the police station strengthens the assistance to find the demented prevents the elderly from being deceived by phone calls and provides fingerprint suppression services to build a personal safety net for the demented and the Health Bureau actively conducts public awareness campaigns to improve The public is aware of dementia and recruits dementia-friendly angels friendly organizations and building dementia-friendly communities to promote dementia-friendly attitudes. At present 5 dementia care centers have been established to provide medical consultation resource referral and dementia talent training for family members of dementia cases and a total of 21 dementia community service centers have been established in 20 townships to provide dementia patients using long-term care services in the community Delaying degeneration and disability and enabling dementia caregivers to have accessible resources access to companion care and respite learning care skills and support Zhang Lishan said we hope that through the specific action plans and dementia care network services provided by various bureaus and offices of the county government the public can better understand dementia and related resources and use them effectively. People with dementia can live happily with dignity autonomy and equality and through professional assistance to provide drug and non-drug treatment control delay the course of dementia and the occurrence of disability and build a well-established dementia community safety care network. A stalled train can slow down more efficiently. If your relatives and friends have dementia care needs you can call the long-term care service hotline 1966 for consultation to reduce the burden of care for the demented and their families. Zeng Chunmei director of the Health Bureau said that the county government not only guides the hospitals in the county to be dementia-friendly hospitals and provides long-term care integration services to allow disabled people with dementia to pass the assessment of the long-term care management center and then they will be evaluated by the community as a whole according to their disability level and needs. The care service center is connected with long-term care services and a family caregiver resource center is established to provide training courses on caring skills for carers support groups for family members and provide psychological and stress relief activities psychological counseling and respite services to reduce the burden of family caregivers with dementia.