[Event Report] Eleventh session of the Diet Study Group on Dementia (June 11, 2019)
date : 6/24/2019
Tags: Dementia, Diet Member Briefing
The non-partisan Diet Study Group on Dementia headed by House of Representatives member Hayato Suzuki held its eleventh session. HGPI is currently providing planning and operations support for this study group.
At the 11th meeting, Mr. Kazuki Takeshita of the Omuta City Hall Social Welfare Division’s Health Welfare Promotion Department gave a presentation entitled “Striving to build a dementia-friendly community.” Directly after Long-Term Care Insurance was implemented in 2002, Omuta City has promoted “Projects for building a dementia-friendly care community.” By deepening understanding towards people with dementia and uniting the city in a region-wide support mechanism, Omuta City aims to become a place where anyone can continue to live an enriched life with peace of mind in the home or area they are most familiar with even if they develop dementia.
The presentation introduced every effort and the backgrounds of those efforts starting with the famous nation-wide Dementia SOS Network Simulation Training exercise. Mr. Takeshita also shared the three phases of building a dementia-friendly city based on his experience. They are:
Phase one – Solve problems facing those most affected, the people in need of support.
Phase two – Expand the circle of partners devoted to making a dementia-friendly city.
Phase three – Involve people with dementia in community-building efforts.
Mr. Takeshita also shared his honest impressions concerning the difficulty of sustaining efforts that began out of human kindness.
Now that the government is transitioning to the next step in dementia policy, the diet members who participated in the meeting asked many specific questions concerning methods for promoting efforts in regions such as those they represent to be more like Omuta City, resulting in a lively exchange of opinions.
Background
The number of people living with dementia in Japan is expected to rise alongside the aging of the population. Policies to deal with this challenge are urgently needed. Japan has taken up the challenge of such polices by launching the “New Orange Plan” – a comprehensive strategy to address dementia. However, additional measures on dementia will be needed in the future. To that end, a number of House of Representatives members have formed this voluntary, regular, non-partisan study group to encourage as many House of Representatives members as possible to become interested in this issue and knowledgeable about it.
Outline
“Striving to build a dementia-friendly community”
Health Welfare Promotion Department, Social Welfare Division, Omuta City Hall / Medical Corporation Seikoen Shirakawa Hospital
Certified Social Worker
Mr. Kazuki Takeshita
日本語
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