Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and Designing for Dementia co-hosted the tenth meeting of the Comparative Research Group on Local Regulations for Dementia. The group was formed with the goal of achieving better coexistence with dementia in the future by comparing existing local regulations related to dementia, to examine the content of those regulations, and to consider the ideal procedures for formulating regulations related to dementia.

On March 21, 2021, the group published its interim report and policy recommendations in a document entitled, “Steps Toward Regulations for Dementia That Achieve Citizen-Centered Dementia Policy.”

At the Research Group’s tenth meeting, each member shared updates on their activities since the release of the interim report. There was also a report on a presentation based on the study group’s activities that was given at an academic conference. Finally, attendees compared items outlined in the interim report with the “Kawachinagano City Regulation for Building a Dementia-Friendly City,” a local regulation for dementia which came into effect in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture on July 1, 2021.

■ Overview
Date and time: Tuesday, August 17, 2021; 15:00-16:30
Venue: Online (Zoom)

■ Research group members (Titles omitted; in alphabetical order)
Masaaki Hirai (Representative, Mahoroba Club)
Soichi Kosuga (Photojournalist)
Shunichiro Kurita (Steering Committee Member, Designing for Dementia; Manager, HGPI)
Takashi Mihara (Senior Researcher, Insurance Research Department, NLI Research Institute)
Shinpei Saruwatari (Steering Committee Member, Designing for Dementia; Promoter for Consultation Support Integration, Omuta City Hall; Director, Shirakawa Hospital Comprehensive Community Health Office)
Takehito Tokuda (Steering Committee Member, Designing for Dementia; Board member, NPO Dementia Friendship Club)

*HGPI also serves as the secretariat for this research group.

■Observers
Yoko Ushio (Member, Higashihiroshima City Council)
Tetsu Saito (Member, Urayasu City Council)
Steering Committee, Designing for Dementia

■Comparative Research Group on Local Regulations for Dementia

The First Meeting: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The Second Meeting: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Third Meeting: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Fourth Meeting: Friday, November 27, 2020
The Fifth Meeting: Thursday, December 3, 2020 Hearing at Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture
The Sixth Meeting: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Hearing at Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
The Seventh Meeting: Friday, December 18, 2020 Hearing at Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture
The Eighth Meeting: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Hearing at Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture
The Ninth Meeting: Tuesday, January 26, 2021