04.05.02.03. Provisions exist which promote the transition of dementia care to community-based services | Kenya

04.05.02.03. Provisions exist which promote the transition of dementia care to community-based services | Kenya

01 Apr 2022

The care and protection of older members of society bill, 2018; PART III section 10 (1) states that “each county government shall establish and implement Community based programmes for the care and protection of older members of society residing within the county” (Republic of Kenya, 2018b), page 341. However, this is not specific to people with dementia.

References:

Republic of Kenya. (2018b). The Care and Protection of Older Members of Society Bill, 2018. Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 73 (Senate Bills No. 17), pp. 333–363. Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2018-08/The%20Care%20and%20Protection%20of%20Older%20Members%20of%20Society%20Bill%2C%202018.pdf