07.02.01.11. Are home care services available? Are there differences in availability by location? What kind of services are provided in people’s homes? | Mexico
07.02.01.11. Are home care services available? Are there differences in availability by location? What kind of services are provided in people’s homes? | Mexico
13 Jul 2022
No public or private specialised dementia care home services are available.
As explained in Part 3, since 2016, Mexico City has operated the program ‘The Doctor in your House’ (‘Medico en tu Casa’). The goal of the program is to provide primary care for vulnerable population who, due to their disease conditions or disabilities, cannot attend medical services, with the help of a multidisciplinary team at home. However, under the new federal government administration, this program is being modified and its specific attributions and scope are still unknown. Mexico does not have a publicly funded national long-term care system; however, care is being provided in different ways. First, unpaid informal care at home, provided by family members, is the main source of care and in some cases, when economic resources are available, with support from domestic paid workers.