ADI Asian Pacific Regional Meeting March 13 to 14,

7th ADI Asian Pacific Regional Meeting
March 13 to 14, 2004
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Workshop
Making Dementia a Health Priority
Yoshio Miyake MD
Vice President
Alzheimer’s Association Japan
Making demands to the
government
based on
survey findings
In 1980
 Making demand of the introduction of social
supports for family caregivers
based on
 the survey on family caregiving at home
 Results:
in 1992
 Making demand of the introduction of
social support for younger people with
dementia and their family members
based on
 the survey on their lives
 Results:
in 1999
Making demand of the improvement of
the long term care insurance
based on
 the survey on caregiving at home
 Results:
in 2000
 Making demand of a better quality of
care in facilities
based on
 the survey on situations of inappropriate
care, including restraints, among social
services from the viewpoint of family
caregivers
 Results: