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The “ family leave system for dementia patients ” for families who are tired of caring for the elderly with dementia will increase to 12 days per year by 2025. Also, starting in 2023, when the relatives of dementia patients receive psychiatric counseling, health insurance covers half the cost.
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare confirmed the IV Comprehensive Dementia Management Plan
How to prevent the image of dementia. Central photo
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare confirmed the Fourth Comprehensive Dementia Management Plan (2021 ~ 2025) after deliberation by the National Dementia Management Committee on the 25th. The government makes medium and long-term plans every five years in accordance with the Dementia Control Act.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said: “The IV Comprehensive Plan considered the great economic, emotional and physical burdens of families with dementia.”
Support has been expanded to reduce the stress of supporting families caring for dementia patients. A typical example is the provision of special treatment for family mental health from 2023.
Dementia policy manager Yoo Bo-young from the Ministry of Health and Welfare said: “We set a fee for receiving mental counseling. We will also consult on how to care for patients and will finance half of these expenses with health insurance.
The annual limit for the dementia family leave system is gradually increased from 6 to 12 days in 2025. Starting next year, the number of institutions providing short-term care services that serve dementia patients for several days per year. year will also expand from 88 institutions to 350 by 2025.
The range of support for treatment and management expenses of 30,000 won per month for dementia patients is expanded from 120% or less of median income to 140% or less. Treatment and administration fees were only given to people over the age of 60, but this age limit is also removed.
Participants in the “offline cognitive program” held at the Gwangjin-gu Dementia Relief Center are growing mushrooms to improve their cognitive ability. Photo provided by Gwangjin-gu
Support for early diagnosis also increases. Currently, the government subsidy for differential tests to determine the cause of dementia is up to 110,000 won, and this limit is raised in stages to 150,000 won.
In the future, fifth-grade long-term care students will be able to use the dementia shelter at the Dementia Relief Center. This is to provide cognitive health and day care programs to patients with mild dementia. In addition, the number of dedicated long-term care institutions specializing in treating dementia patients will increase from 100 to 310 by 2025. Currently, only 4 dementia support hospitals will expand to an additional 22.
“Dementia is a risk that can happen to everyone in my family and to me,” said Kang-lip Kim, first deputy minister of the Ministry of Social Welfare. I will try to create an environment where there is “.
Reporter Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]
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