'Dementia towns': how Japan is evolving for its ageing population:
"Japan is at the forefront of a dementia crisis that experts warn will affect other
societies with burgeoning elderly populations in decades to come. According to the
health ministry, 4.6 million people are suffering from some form of dementia, with the
total expected to soar to about 7.3 million people – or one in five Japanese aged 65 or
over – by 2025.
Faced with spiralling health and welfare costs and a shortage of professional
caregivers, towns and cities across Japan are attempting to move away from a
medicine-based, institutional approach towards care to one that involves the entire
community.
In 2015, Japan’s government released its Orange plan – a comprehensive package of
measures to tackle dementia ranging from more specialised medical staff and the
development of new drugs, to regular home visits and support for family caregivers."
See:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ing-population