The focus: Austria's first community -competent community starts!
The focus: Austria's first community -competent community starts!
At this year's awarding of the "Anti-Stigma Awards" by "Alzheimer Europe", the "Welcome Dementia" initiative was awarded third place on December 10, 2024. This prize honors outstanding projects that are devoted to the fight against the stigmatization of dementia and promote a positive picture of sick people. According to ots in a special edition of "welcome Austria" with the topic on September 19, 2023 Humor and fact -based information gave a new framework to break shame and silence about it.
Another contribution to sensitization in this area is the ORF program "deliberately healthy", which focuses on the challenges of life with dementia from November 16 to 23, 2024. The magazine continues to offer streams on topics such as "Dementia Founds Community", whereby the municipality of St. Peter in the Au is considered a pioneer in the training of specialists. Here a citizen: interior service was created that was specially trained to deal with people who suffer from dementia, such as consciously. Around 22,000 people are currently affected in Lower Austria, and the municipality is planning to further increase awareness using information events.
insight into therapy approaches and challenges
The challenges that affected people and relatives are enormous. Dealing with dementia patients not only changes the life of the sick, but often affects the entire family. In a special TV format, Prof. Siegfried Meryn discusses that both non-drug and drug therapy approaches exist, which continues to make the search for the best treatment methods relevant.
According to current reports, up to 150,000 people have demented in Austria, and the number is expected to increase in the coming years. Innovative approaches, such as dementia -friendly event formats and information on the dementia therapy, are intended to help improve the quality of life of those affected and to open up new perspectives in dealing with the disease.
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