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Indicator name:
Dementia facilities : people receiving services at outpatient social centers, number, estimate
Indicator Id:
5143
Rationale:
Dementia is associated with complex needs and high levels of dependency and morbidity in its later stages, requiring a range of health and social care services. Facility availability and capacity indicate the ability to provide care to people with dementia and to meet their needs and preferences.
Definition:
Number of patients with dementia who received care/treatment at the outpatient social centres, per 100,000 population. Outpatient social centres are centres focused on the social management of dementia in the community on an outpatient basis. These centres often provide services in the patient's home. They include independent or government-funded social welfare associations, home-care provider centres/organizations, and nongovernmental organizations providing home care.
Method of estimation:
Listing of facilities available in a country to provide support and inpatient/outpatient care for people with dementia provided by the national authority's response.
Data Type Representation:
Count
IMRID:
5143
Original Submeasure:
Number of patients served with dementia:
Indicator Metadata Registry List
Estimated number of people with dementia receiving services at outpatient social centre
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