Addressing Dementia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789264231719)

The large and growing human and financial cost of dementia provides an imperative for policy action. It is already the second largest cause of disability for the over-70s and it costs $645bn per year globally, and ageing populations mean that these costs will grow. There is no cure or effective treatment for dementia, and too often people do not get appropriate health and care services, leading to a poor quality of life. Our failure to tackle these issues provides a compelling illustration of some of todays most pressing policy challenges. We need to rethink our research an innovation model, since progress on dementia has stalled and investment is just a fraction of what it is for other diseases of similar importance and profile. But even then a cure will be decades away, so we need better policies to improve the lives of people living with dementia now. Communities need to adjust to become more accommodating of people with dementia and families who provide informal care.

Author: Oecd
ISBN-10: 9264231714
ISBN-13: 9789264231719
Publisher: OECD
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2015
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.26d