DESK REVIEWS | 07.04.03. How many people with dementia are living in residential long-term facilities (ideally for a one-year period)?

DESK REVIEW | 07.04.03. How many people with dementia are living in residential long-term facilities (ideally for a one-year period)?

We could not find this information specifically for people living with dementia. However, it has been estimated that around 100,000 people live in such facilities, of which 84,000 are older people, and the remaining are younger people with mental illness or disabilities (Camarano & Kanso, 2010).

References:

Camarano, A. A. & Kanso, S. (2010). As instituições de longa permanência para idosos no Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, 27(1), 232–235. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-30982010000100014

We are unable to find information also after checking privately owned long-term facilities such as Rukun Senior Living and Jababeka Senior Living (RUKUN Senior Living, n.d.-b).

References:

RUKUN Senior Living. (n.d.-b). RUKUN Senior Living.

No data was sourced as there is no dementia-related tracking system.

The total number of people with dementia in residential long-term care facilities in Kenya is not available.

No data is available. Even the total exact number of adults or older adults living in residential LTC institutions is not known given the fact that Mexico does not have a compulsory national registry of institutions or its residents.

As previously described, long-term care facility (LTCF) interRAI assessments are required for all residents entering residential care and capture the diagnosis of dementia if it is present. According to this data, 49% of all assessments documented a diagnosis of dementia, equating to ~19,500 individuals.

There is no dementia-surveillance in South Africa.