11.03. Service provision gaps | Brazil
11.03. Service provision gaps | Brazil
08 Apr 2022
- There is need of good trainings on dementia for the health and long-term care workforce. Other than health and long-term care workforce, there are members of the public that do not receive training/education on dementia, but should receive it given their professions, such as: police and fire services, first responders/paramedics, community/city workers (public transport staff, librarians), bankers, financial service staff, retail, and hospitality staff (restaurants, grocery store).
- There is neither coordinated planning (in terms of service delivery) nor resourcing of care specifically for people living with dementia.
- There is no typical path for people to get diagnostic assessment for dementia. In the same way, there is no information on the proportion of people who receive a diagnostic assessment neither on differences in diagnostic regarding geographical region, socioeconomic status, etc.
- No clear links between primary care services, specialist care services, and community/institutional care services exist to support people living with dementia.
- There is lack of co-ordinated care for people living with dementia, particularly across health and long-term care.
- Family and other unpaid carers are not recognised/registered as part of dementia diagnostic services.
- Social media and technology are still very incipient in caring for people living with dementia in Brazil.