On April 27, 2026, the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Dementia Project has released policy recommendations titled, “The Future of Dementia Policies Surrounding Families and Others Caring for People Living with Dementia.”

In response to the enactment of the Basic Act on Dementia to Promote an Inclusive Society, which came into force in 2024, we must now build support systems that uphold the dignity of people living with dementia and their families and that enable them to continue living in communities that are familiar to them. However, there are lingering challenges facing systems and support for caregivers, and families and other affected parties continue to experience heavy care burdens and severe impacts on social life, physical health, and mental health. In addition, people living with dementia experience and their families or other caregivers have mutual effects on each other’s physical and mental health, so forms of support that take the life courses of all parties into account are needed.

After considering the ideal structure of support for family members, care professionals, and other caregivers of people living with dementia from many angles and with people living with dementia at the center, HGPI will compile policy recommendations on making society a place where people living with dementia and their families can lead robust lives together.

With people living with dementia at the center, HGPI examined the ideal structure of support for their family members, care professionals, and other caregivers from multiple perspectives. Based on this work, HGPI has compiled policy recommendations aimed at building a society where people living with dementia and their families can lead fulfilling lives together.

[Structure of the Policy Recommendation]

Prologue Background and Purpose of This Project
Chapter1 General Overview
Chapter2 Specific Recommendations — Seven Recommendations Based on This Project —

Available in Japanese only. English version coming soon.

These policy recommendations are based on discussions at meetings HGPI held for this project and has been compiled in HGPI’s capacity as an independent health policy think-tank. It does not, in any capacity, represent the opinions of any participating expert, speaker, related party, or organization to which those parties are affiliated.