Demensförbundet (The Dementia Association - The National Association for the Rights of the Demented) protects the interests of the dementia stricken as well as their relatives.
Demensförbundet which was founded in 1984 is expanding and has now 11 000 members. There are 124 local organisations and contact points covering most parts of Sweden.
The headquarter of the association is situated in Stockholm,
Lundagatan 42 A, 5 tr., 117 27 Stockholm.
| President | Stina-Clara Hjulström |
| Secretary |
vakant |
| Accountant and Chief Clerk | Elisabeth Berglund-Lindh |
| Information Officcer | Yvonne Jansson |
| Office | Louise Denes |
| Office | Ulrika Hallgren |
We know:
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A number of diseases cause dementia. The most common are Alzheimer´s dementia and Vascular Dementia (caused by disruption of blood flow). |
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Approximately 200 000 people in Sweden have a dementia disease. About one million persons are affected (families/relatives). | |
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The dementia diseases cause severe handicaps with considerable needs for care. | |
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Persons with
a dementia handicap are strongly affected by the environment
and the attitudes of those who surround them. |
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With the right support in their own homes and with the help of contact persons and day care persons with a dementia handicap can remain at home during a considerable part of the disease period. | |
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Many persons with dementia are in hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions, often in an unsuitable environment. Often care and nursing methods are used which have a negative influence on the quality of life. | |
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Persons with a dementia handicap can not plead their own cause. |
Demensförbundet demands:
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Better knowledge of dementia within care, nursing and social service and more information to the public. | |
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Examination
resources to make it possible for all persons with an
assumed dementia to get a correct diagnosis and receive
correct treatment. |
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More medical, psychological and social research on dementia | ||
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Qualified
and sufficient personnel in dementia care and nursing. |
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Better use and redistribution
of available resources by the following measures: |
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| - | visiting work | ||
| - | development and increase of home support, day-care and contact persons for demented people who live at home | ||
| - | increase and development of group living centres and similar small units for those who can not remain at home. | ||
| - | development and increase of home support, day-care and contact persons for demented people who live at home | ||
| - | increase and development of group living centres and similar small units for those who can not remain at home. | ||
| - | support and relief for families/relatives | ||