Care for people with dementia in Slovenia.
The number of patients with dementia in Slovenia will increase 33% in the next ten years. Unfortunately, networks offering different activities for demented patients are still insufficiently developed, although in the last ten years a significant improvement has been observed in all areas of care (diagnosis, treatment, day care centres, nursing homes, and non-governmental organizations). The article provides a short overview of developing care for persons with dementia in Slovenia.
Kogoj
Ales
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Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Hospital, Studenec 48, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia. ales.kogoj@mf.uni-lj.si
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