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Care and support for dementia

Dealing with people who have dementia symptoms or have been diagnosed with dementia requires numerous other skills in addition to basic nursing knowledge and skills. Sensitivity and empathy are just as important as little tricks and tips to make everyday life easier for all those affected. Not forgetting support, advice and relief for relatives.

We make sure that you or your relatives always have a constant caregiver or team at your side!

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Dementia is a major emotional burden for relatives

Dementia in loved ones can place a greater physical and emotional burden on relatives than on those affected themselves. What's more, this burden increases as the disease progresses. For this reason, family caregivers often reach their own emotional limits when caring for and supporting dementia patients. This is precisely why early clarification and discussions with the family doctor are important. It is worth seeking support from private Spitex organizations. Otherwise the illness of the loved one will sooner or later become the "illness of the relatives".

Sensible support for private Spitex for dementia patients

Dementia needs more!

Dementia
Know-how

Our employees are continuously prepared for dealing with dementia patients through further and advanced training. They also have the necessary professional, social and personal skills.

Empathy & understanding

People with dementia need closeness, peace, safety and security. Our care and support services are tailored to their individual needs.

Relief for
relatives

We support relatives with our services, but also with tricks and tips that make everyday life easier.

What costs are covered by health insurance for dementia?

90% - In the case of dementia, health insurance covers all basic care services. This includes all everyday care measures that the patient can no longer perform alone, such as personal hygiene, administering medication, nutrition, etc. The patient must pay a daily rate, which varies from canton to canton.

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Dementia in Switzerland in figures

According to the Swiss Alzheimer's Association, there are currently around 110,000 people living with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia in Switzerland. This figure is expected to double by 2030 and rise to more than 300,000 people affected by 2050. In 2012, the Federal Statistical Office calculated that the proportion of people over 65 with a form of dementia will rise from 16.9% (2010) to around 28% by 2060.

Do you suspect that you or a relative has dementia?

How to proceed:

If you discover signs of dementia in yourself, your partner or a relative, early clarification is definitely advisable - especially with regard to potentially curable causes. The family doctor is usually the first port of call to distinguish between age-related causes and real disease-related causes and, if necessary, to have a more precise diagnosis made by other specialists. This guide from the Swiss Alzheimer's Association will help you to recognize the first signs or warning signals of dementia in yourself and others:

To the information platform: alzheimer Switzerland
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Development and chances of recovery from dementia

The term "dementia" is used to summarize clinical pictures in which impairments or reductions in certain areas of the brain occur. These impairments are particularly evident in cognitive abilities such as perception, language and memory, but also in the emotional and social abilities of the people affected. Alzheimer's is one of the most common and therefore best-known diseases in this spectrum. However, there are many different forms of dementia, such as vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, etc., each with different causes and effects on everyday life.