The national strategic plan aims to ensure that older people stay healthy and productive and therefore can continue to support the nation’s social system and economy. This is encouraged through a life-cycle perspective, which emphasises prevention by encouraging and supporting people in reducing risks of dementia to maintain healthy and active brains (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2015b). Indicator 1.9 in the fourth action step, outlines the aim that an increased proportion of older people with physical or cognitive limitations should still be able to take part in physical, social, and spiritual activities (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2015b). However, this seems to support the underlying aim of diagnosing more people at an earlier stage, as the plan does not describe in detail people with dementia could be supported in maintaining an active role in the community as the disease progresses.

References:

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia. (2015b). National Strategy: Management of Alzheimer and Other Dementia Diseases: Towards Healthy and Productive Older Persons. Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia.