Alzheimer Suisse (Alzheimer Switzerland) and Swiss Memory Clinics have decided to intensify their collaboration. The aim is to strengthen health care for people with dementia and improve the quality of life for those who are ill and those who are close to them.
Around 145,000 people currently have Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia in Switzerland. There are no medicines that can cure these conditions yet, and age is considered the main risk factor. Considering the demographic evolution, it is estimated that 315,000 people could be confronted with this type of diagnosis by 2050. Dementia also affects the entourage which gradually takes on more administrative, support or care tasks. In order to improve the support for people with dementia and their families, Alzheimer Switzerland and Swiss Memory Clinics signed a cooperation agreement on 8 September 2021, allowing them to strengthen their existing collaboration and their common commitment in terms of policy, health and public relations.
To promote access to quality care throughout Switzerland, it is necessary to establish, in terms of pricing and social policy, a framework that meets the needs of people with dementia and those around them who participate in the accompaniment. These needs include a sufficient number of well-trained health workers, whose services are adequately funded by compulsory health insurance. Optimizing care Information, advice and support play a central role for patients and their loved ones. This is why Alzheimer Switzerland and Swiss Memory Clinics aspire to better networking of their existing and new offers. People with dementia and their loved ones want to feel included and accepted in society. It is therefore essential that the population be informed and made aware of the disease. To this end, Alzheimer Switzerland and Swiss Memory Clinics will also step up their public relations work.
