More than 35 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s today. By 2050, that number is expected to more than triple to 115 million. The 2013 World Alzheimer’s Report, titled ” Journey of Caring: An Analysis of Long-Term Care for Dementia,” forecasts that the cost and burden of caring for people with dementia will approximately triple by 2050 because a cure has not yet been discovered.
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As the world population ages, care provided by family, friends, and community will require much greater support;
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More attention needs to be paid to maintaining and enhancing quality of life and helping those affected and their families to live well with dementia;
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Increases in research funding are needed to reenergize the work on dementia prevention, treatment and care;
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The quality of care in nursing homes should be monitored through the quality of life and satisfaction of residents, in addition to routine inspections, as nursing homes will remain an important component of long-term care;
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Autonomy and choice should be promoted during all stages of the dementia journey, prioritizing the voices of people with dementia and their caregivers;
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Health and social care systems should be better integrated and coordinated to meet people’s needs;
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Caregivers must be adequately trained and systems should be in place to ensure paid and unpaid caregivers are properly valued;
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Governments need to make dementia a bigger priority.
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