08.02.01.05. Respite services for carers where they can take time away from their caring role to engage in other activities of choice | Indonesia

08.02.01.05. Respite services for carers where they can take time away from their caring role to engage in other activities of choice | Indonesia

21 Apr 2022

Respite care is defined in the Regulation of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No. 79/2014 (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, n.d.). It is described to be within hospital or health facility settings, containing rooms dedicated for individual geriatric patients to stay, with communal areas like libraries, socialising areas, gardens, and reception rooms for families. In practice, there are various publicly and privately-owned day-care centres for older people (not specific to those with dementia). Rehabilitasi Sosial Lanjut Usia (RSLU) are government-owned social rehabilitation centres for older people. One of the services offered is day care. There are pre-set eligibility criteria for the day-care assistance recipients, regulations for day care workers, and indicators to measure the success of day-care centres (Kristanti et al., 2018a).

References:

Kristanti, M. S., Engels, Y., Effendy, C., Astuti, Utarini, A., & Vernooij-Dassen, M. (2018a). Comparison of the lived experiences of family caregivers of patients with dementia and of patients with cancer in Indonesia. International Psychogeriatrics, 30(6), 903–914. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001508

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia. (n.d.). Day Care (Pelayanan Harian Lanjut Usia).