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Indicator name:
Dementia care: social and financial protection for dementia, accessibility
Indicator Id:
5112
Rationale:
The needs and preferences of people with dementia can be met and their autonomy from diagnosis to the end of life respected through integrated, culturally-appropriate, person-centred, community-based health, psycho-social, long-term care and support services and, where appropriate, the inputs of families and carers.
Definition:
Identifies the accessibility of social protections for dementia in different locations including: capital only, main cities/capital only, main cities and rural areas. Social and financial protection benefits refer to financial transfers received by households for the purpose of providing for a range of needs due to circumstances or events such housing, education, family circumstances or sickness, retirement and unemployment. This also includes economic benefit provided by the government (such as paid or unpaid leave, credited social contributions, or price subsidies such as tax allowances, duty rebates, discount transportation fares, free companion fares) to support people with dementia and their carers
Method of estimation:
Inventory of currently implemented and available services and supports for people with dementia provided by the national authority's response
Data Type Representation:
Categorical
IMRID:
5112
Original Submeasure:
What is the accessibility of these services?
Indicator Metadata Registry List
Accessibility of social and financial protection for dementia [Capital/capital and main cities/capital, main cities, rural areas]
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