07.02.01.07. Are family and other unpaid carers recognised/registered as part of dementia diagnostic services? | South Africa

07.02.01.07. Are family and other unpaid carers recognised/registered as part of dementia diagnostic services? | South Africa

15 Aug 2022

Family and other unpaid carers are increasingly recognised in South Africa as a central base of care-provision for older persons (Sevenhuijsen et al., 2003). The Older Persons Act (no.13 of 2006) calls for the registration of all home-based care services with the Department of Social Development. However, these are not formally recognised as part of dementia-specific diagnostic services.

References:

Sevenhuijsen, S., Bozalek, V., Gouws, A. and Minnaar-Mcdonald, M. (2003). South African social welfare policy: An analysis using the ethic of care. Critical Social Policy, 23(3), 299–321. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183030233001