In 2015, the governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahja Purnama, invested in developing capacity for dementia including accessibility initiatives. He was awarded by Alzheimer’s Disease International for his efforts on investing into the programmes. Some of Purnama’s initiatives included the construction of taman lansia (a garden for the older people) and a villa for older people in Ciangir, Tangerang (Bogiarto & Martiyanti, 2015). He declared Jakarta to become a dementia-friendly city (Florentin, 2015). However, he has since lost his political power and was imprisoned (Mazrieva, 2019). It remains to be seen whether the successors will prioritise dementia.

References:

Bogiarto, W., & Martiyanti, E. (2015). DKI Terima Penghargaan Ramah Demensia dan Lansia.

Florentin, V. (2015). Ahok Declares Jakarta as Age and Dementia Friendly City.

Mazrieva, E. (2019). ‘Ahok’ Case Highlights Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law.