Table 12.
Luxembourg
Population (2021) | 635,000 [20] |
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Area (2021) | 2,600 km² [21] |
Spread of dementia-specific outpatient care services for people with dementia | Nationwide |
Spread of dementia-specific inpatient care services for people with dementia | Nationwide |
Expert notes regarding outpatient and inpatient care | In Luxembourg, a new law was passed that requires at least 40% of staff in inpatient and outpatient settings to receive 40 h of psychogeriatric training. This measure enables the majority of staff to work adequately with people with dementia. |
Expert conclusion regarding dementia-specific care structures | The existing care services are adequate to provide appropriate care for people with dementia and dementia-specific informational services are available nationwide. In addition to the work of the ‘Info-Zenter Demenz’ and the high presence of the ‘Association Luxembourg Alzheimer’, this is due to the efforts of the government, which emphasises in the design of training that its employees receive information about dementia that they can pass on to people with dementia and their relatives. |
Existing models of good practise | The educational work of the ‘Info-Zenter Demenz’, which provides information about dementia in seven languages |