As the impact of the new coronavirus is prolonged, the impact on the lives of people with dementia and their families, and the heavy burden of nursing care continues, so groups made by people with dementia and others are responding to the government. Asked for more support.
The request was submitted to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 25th by four groups, including the "Association for People with Dementia and Their Families," which is made up of people with dementia and their families, and an organization related to early-onset dementia. Did.
According to the organization, due to anxiety about corona infection, there are cases where home care services cannot be received due to poor health of family members who care for people with dementia, and people with dementia in hospitals and facilities have direct contact. It is said that the situation where it is not possible to meet is continuing.
For this reason, the written request states that support should be strengthened in the event that a family member is infected by home care, that restrictions on the use of nursing care services for people with dementia should be reduced as much as possible, and visitation restrictions at facilities should be relaxed flexibly. I am looking for things etc.
At a press conference, Morio Suzuki, representative director of the Association for People with Dementia and Their Families, said, "Not only people with dementia but also their families are becoming more and more demanding physically and mentally. I want you to take proper measures," he said.