07.01.09. How do people with dementia access long-term care? | Kenya

07.01.09. How do people with dementia access long-term care? | Kenya

01 Apr 2022

Access is through the UHC and within general health settings or in non-governmental residential homes. There is currently no government funded long-term care in Kenya. Admission into the private residential home depends on the ability to pay for the services by the person or the family members and does not require approval of a health care provider (National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), 2016).

References:

National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC). (2016). Audit of residential institutions of older members of society in selected counties of Kenya. National Gender and Equality Commission Headquarters. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.ngeckenya.org/Downloads/Audit%20of%20Residential%20Homes%20for%20Older%20Persons%20in%20Kenya.pdf